The first episode in the series to not feature Steve Carell in the opening sequence.
The only people in the office who don't raise their hand during DeAngelo's poll are Creed, Oscar, and Stanley.
First episode without Michael.
Gabe bows when Deangelo asks everyone to welcome Jordan. This is a formal way of greeting someone in Asian culture, which Gabe has been shown before to have somewhat of an obsession with.
At the end of the opening credits sequence, Deangelo sits at Michael's desk and turns a Native American figure toward the camera, the same way Michael had done at the end of the opening credits previously. This becomes a running gag through out the next couple of episodes, with different desk-occupiers moving different figures in the same manner.