History YMMV / NineToFive

** The premise of the film is addressing difficulties women face now that they've just recently entered the workplace ''en masse''. While the trials of women in the workplace [[ValuesResonance is still quite relevant]], their simple ''presence'' in the workplace is no longer novel.

* ValuesResonance: The film was quite prescient and ahead of its time in addressing issues that would become even more relevant in the years following its release.

** Similarly, Hart explicitly telling Violet nowadays that she was passed over for a promotion due to her gender would result in a visit to HR at best, and a lawsuit at worst.

** Judy is naïve and starting out in the working world after her husband left her. Hart gives her a hard time about the copy machine despite the fact that she hasn't been employed for, say, 20 years.
** Frank’s wife. She’s naïve but genuinely sweet to everyone. It’s heavily implied that Frank is only with her for her money and connections, yet she loves him anyway despite the fact that he treats her badly.

* AdaptationDisplacement: Even though the TV series lasted for 5 seasons, the film is still far better remembered. This is likely due to the show [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes never being re-run or seeing any sort of home media release]].

** The premise of the film is addressing difficulties women face now that they've just recently entered the workplace ''en masse''. While the trials of women in the workplace [[ValuesResonance is still quite relevant]], their simple presence in the workplace is no longer novel.

* HilariousInHindsight: One segment parodies Creator/{{Disney}}. 35 years later, through Disney's purchase of Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, Disney now owns this film.

** Probably the biggest issue that makes this movie more relevant now than it was back in the 1980s is the issue of sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace (especially when women are the victims of it) and the victims rising up and coming forward with stories of the abuse they've had to take (i.e., the [=#TimesUp=] and [=#MeToo=] movements).

** Judy is naïve and starting out in the working world after her husband left her. Hart gives her a hard time about the copy machine, despite the fact she hasn't been employed for, say, 20 years.

* AdaptationDisplacement: Even though the TV series lasted for 5 seasons, the film is still far better-remembered. This is likely due to the show [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes never being re-ran or seeing any sort of home media release]].

** Many of the reforms the secretaries introduce, such as adjustable hours, decorating cubicles and less formal dress codes, have been adopted by most businesses since the film. A lot of businesses have even dumped the time clock.

** Judy is naive and starting out in the working world after her husband left her. Hart gives her a hard time about the copy machine, despite the fact she hasn't been employed for, say, 20 years.
** Frank’s wife. She’s naive, but genuinely sweet to everyone. It’s heavily implied that Frank is only with her for her money and connections yet she loves him anyway despite the fact he treats her badly.

** Probably the biggest issue that makes this movie more relevant now than it was back in the 1980s is the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace (especially when women are the victims of it) and the victims rising up and coming forward with stories of the abuse they've had to take (i.e., the [=#TimesUp=] and [=#MeToo=] movements).

** The film addresses sexual harassment in the workplace at a time when the issue was only just starting to receive public attention. Since the [=#MeToo=] movement, it's never been more relevant.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: When Hart [[ItMakesSenseInContext spins his head in Violet's fantasy after drinking poisoned coffee]], you can tell that the same shot of him moving his head quickly is repeated several times.
* ValuesResonance: Many of the reforms the secretaries introduce, such as adjustable hours, decorating cubicles and less formal dress codes, have been adopted by most businesses since the film. A lot of businesses have even dumped the time clock.
** The 'equal pay' dispute also remains a key issue today.
* TheWoobie: Doralee is the nicest person on Earth, but since the office thinks she's sleeping with Hart, she gets treated like crap.

* AwardBaitSong: The title song, performed by Dolly Parton, was nominated for an Oscar, and won two Grammys. It also became the second single ever by a female Country artist to top both Billboard's Country chart and the main Hot 100 chart, topping the latter for two non-consecutive weeks in 1981.

* StylisticSuck: When Hart [[ItMakesSenseInContext spins his head in Violet's fantasy after drinking poisoned coffee]], you can tell that the same shot of him moving his head quickly is repeated several times.

* ValuesResonance: Many of the reforms the secretaries introduce, such as decorating cubicles and less formal dress codes, have been adopted by most businesses since.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome. Doralee's angry speech finding out Hart had been telling people they'd been having an affair.
-->'''Doralee:''' So, you've been tellin' everybody I've been sleepin' with ya, huh? Well that explains it! That's why these people treat me like some dime-store floozy. They think I'm screwin' the boss! Oooh, and you just love it, don't you? It gives you some sort of cheap thrill like knockin' over pencils and pickin' up papers! Get your scummy hands offa me! Look I've been straight with you since the first day I got here, and I've put up with all of your pinchin' and starin' and chasin' me around the desk because I ''need'' this job. But this is the last straw! Look, I've got a gun out there in my purse. Up until now I've been forgivin' and forgettin' because of the way I was brought up, but I'll tell you one thing. If you ever say another word about me or make another indecent proposal, I'm gonna get that gun of mine, and [[GroinAttack I'm gonna change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot!]] And don't think I can't do it.
** It's Hart's whimper when she says she has a gun that really brings it home.

* ValuesResonance: many of the reforms the secretaries introduce, such as decorating cubicles and less formal dress codes, have been adopted by most businesses since.

-->'''Doralee:''' So, you've been tellin' everybody I've been sleepin' with ya, huh? Well that explains it! That's why these people treat me like some dime-store floozy. They think I'm screwin' the boss! Oooh, and you just love it, don't you? It gives you some sort of cheap thrill like knockin' over pencils and pickin' up papers! Get your scummy hands offa me! Look I've been straight with you since the first day I got here, and I've put up with all of your pinchin' and starin' and chasin' me around the desk because I need this job. But this is the last straw! Look, I've got a gun out there in my purse. Up until now I've been forgivin' and forgettin' because of the way I was brought up, but I'll tell you one thing. If you ever say another word about me or make another indecent proposal, I'm gonna get that gun of mine, and [[GroinAttack I'm gonna change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot!]] And don't think I can't do it.