Abed tells Jeff that while at the set of Cougartown, the Director tells him to jump into the background of the scene and walk through during a take.
The Director would not have spoken directly to Abed because that would have scaled him up and mandated a minimum pay level of an actor. In reality, the Assistant Director would have spoken to Abed.
The Director would not have spoken directly to Abed because that would have scaled him up and mandated a minimum pay level of an actor. In reality, the Assistant Director would have spoken to Abed.
Britta's boss sarcastically asks her to spread out how she pays him so "I don't get slammed on taxes". This is a common misunderstanding of how tax rates in the US work. The tax rate for a given bracket only applies to money earned within that bracket, it doesn't raise the tax rate for all income.