As a budding film fan I owned some movie review books in the 1980s.

A 1982 film review book by Steven H. Scheuer said of film 9 to 5 (1980) "it is amazing how far this film goes to avoid issues". I was just a teen and thought that was an odd criticism. As an adult I can see what they mean. In the film some issues are raised but they often get just a cursory treatment (Ray Vitte is a black mailroom clerk who can never get a promotion - the character amounts to being a tiny walk-on).

Really the film is more focused on being a comedy farce where three secretaries (Violet, Judy, Doralee) accidently steal a dead body from the hospital before kidnapping their obnoxious, embezzling, sexual harassing boss and locking him up for several weeks. Violet, Judy and Doralee make beneficial changes in the office prompting a promotion for the boss which opens up a position for Violet. Out of nowhere it is reported that Judy leaves the company to marry a Xerox rep and Doralee (Dolly Parton) leaves to become a country and western singer.

It is a funny film. Lily Tomlin as Violet gets all the best lines.