Nine to Five

But, Norman, she has never worked in her life before.

I thought you'd be sympathetic.

I am sympathetic, but, please,

why do I have to train her?

Let her work in someone else's section.

She's willing and needs the job.

She's recently divorced.

I'm a widow with four kids.

Jerry should never have died.

I'd be better off. I could've divorced him.

Is that her?

Yes.

We're going to need a special locker for the hat.

This way.

This is quite a day for me. I'll bet it is.

I was so excited, I left an hour early so I wouldn't be late.

It took 45 minutes to find parking.

We park inside the building.

I just moved to an apartment near the airport.

Ah.

Hey, Violet, what it is?

Hi, Eddie.

What do you hear about your promotion?

Nothing now. Uh, Eddie Smith...

Judy Bernly.

Judy starts work today.

What?

How will I ever get out of this mail room prison

if they keep hiring from outside?

Lady, you're going to hate it here.

Judy.

Okay. Now, we're on the 12th floor.

Above us is the executive suite,

where the president, Mr. Hinkle, is and the chairman of the board.

It sounds so big.

It is. I've been here 12 years.

I've never even seen the chairman of the board.

12 years? All I've done is be a housewife.

I wanted to ask you about my salary.

That's a very touchy subject around here.

You'll have to take that up

with our boss Mr. Hart.

Oh, I'm sorry. It's all so new.

You'll get the hang of it.

Then you'll really be sorry.

Come on.

Well, welcome to the front lines.

Uh-oh. Here comes General Patton.

Violet, just a moment.

Come on.

Uh, just a moment.

Violet?

Oh, yes, Roz. So sorry.

I've been meaning to talk to you about Mr. Hart's rules on office decor.

They seem to be getting lax in your section.

Really? How?

I've typed it up here.

"No coffee cups on the desks.

"No personal items left in view‒

"photos...

plants, et cetera."

We mustn't look cluttered or sloppy. Mm-mmm.

An office that...

looks efficient is efficient, looks efficient is efficient,

as Mr. Hart says. As Mr. Hart says.

Oh, hello.

Judy Bernly, Roz Keith, Mr. Hart's administrative assistant.

Judy is starting today.

It's nice to meet you.

Welcome to Consolidated. I hope you enjoy it.

We're all a happy bunch.

I think so.

Put this on the bulletin board.

I know just where to stick it.

Judy, if there's anything I can do to help you settle in,

just drop on by. Thank you.

One thing you should know about dear Roz‒

she's the eyes, ears, nose, and throat of Mr. Hart.

Anything she hears, he hears. She's a company spy?

Shh! I wouldn't say that.

If you gossip in the ladies' room,

check under the stalls for her shoes.

Happy birthday, Myra.

She and Roz are like this.

This section's divided into three zones,

each with a supervisor.

As senior, the other two supervisors report to me.

I report to Mr. Hart. That's his office there. He was just made vice president.

I've never seen anyone leapfrog so fast.

I have the bad back to prove it.

Margaret, anything serious?

Nothing so far.

Uh-huh.

Margaret, please. Roz is on my case.

Sorry.

I remember when he was just a management trainee.

In fact, I'm the one who trained him.

What's he like?

I like to think, Judy,

if there is a word

to describe my philosophy of business...

it's "teamwork."

Everybody working together.

You girls, of course, never got a chance to play football

or baseball.

And I've always felt like that's unfortunate

because I think it's‒ it's probably the best place

to learn what teamwork is all about.

I remember Coach Frye used to tell us

"a chain is only as strong as its weakest link."

Its weakest link‒ God damn it!

Get this chair fixed.

Well, I... I'm not going to bore you with a long harangue.

Just suffice to say that it's a jungle out there,

but if we work together,

we'll cut the balls off the competition

and be sitting pretty on top of the hill.

Thank you, sir.

I'm happy to be working here.

Well, you're a welcome addition,

and a damn pretty one, too, if I might add.

Thank you, sir. I mean that.

You should see the crones coming through here lately.

Real pathetic. Right, Violet?

Oh, Violet, my wife's coming by later.

I'd like to get her a present.

Could you pick out a scarf?

We've discussed this before.

It's not my place to shop‒

God damn it. For five minutes

I've been talking about teamwork.

You're not there for the hand-off.

All I'm saying, Mr. Hart,

is my job description says nothing

about making purchases for your wife.

All I'm saying is I like people around me

who are flexible and get along.

When I ask an employee,

especially one who wants to be promoted to management,

I expect a little cooperation.

You savvy?

Savvy.

Good. Silk, blue, maybe a red stripe.

You're talking to the right person.

Violet's the best.

First person I met here.

Knows more about what's going on

than anybody but Mr. Hinkle.

Oh, a deer.

Yeah. Lucky shot.

Listen, if you ever have anything

of a serious nature on your mind,

feel free to talk to me,

because that's actually why I have my office on this floor‒

to be close to my girls. Okay?

Certainly. Thank you.

Good.

Oh, is Doralee back yet?

No.

Get me coffee then, Violet.

No sugar. Just Skinny and Sweet.

Yes, sir.

Well, that's Franklin Hart, Jr.