Clockwatchers

Few things in today's society are constant; people become more and more rootless. Jill Sprecher illustrates this in her portrayal of some employees in a company reliant upon its anonymous, expendable wage slaves, who come and go at a rapid pace. The film captures with minute detail the grey everyday in this oppressive work environment, which can be described as a ”Nine to Five ”in a Slacker setting.
On the lowest rung of Global Credits Association's bureaucratic ladder stand four women - the introvert, the yearning bride wannabe, the career woman, and the aspiring actress. A fifth person enters the scene and strange things begin to happen, turning the women against each other, and obliterating the sense of community they had managed to build up. The temp phenomenon is something that Sprecher knows about from personal experience, having herself taken on similar employment while looking for people to finance her film. According to her, the job does have its advantages. ''You have access to a copy machine and a telephone, and you can always quit if something better comes along. You just have to make the best of it. If nothing else, it can be nice to have an air-conditioned place you can be in from nine to five in the summer when the day is at its hottest. On the other hand, it's hard not to get affected by it after a while - nobody at work knows who you are, and no one cares. People today have gotten used to having to get to know others quickly, but only superficially.''
Angelica Tibblin Chen