David Brent announces that Ricky is leaving. Although Ricky didn't get a going-away present, David says "You should have seen what we got Pete Gibbons!" Peter Gibbons was lead character in the similarly-themed Office Space (1999).
Peter Gibbons:"Uh... I might be going away for a while" (Office Space, 1999) references Travis Bickle:"I might be going away for a while" (Taxi Driver, 1976)
The waiter at the start of the episode is dressed up similarly as the infamous waiter from Chotchkie's, complete with suspenders full of buttons, or "pieces of flair." He is also overly upbeat, much like Office Space.
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