 The episode was directed by Paul Feig , making it his sixth directorial credit for the series . Eisenberg and Stupnitsky later noted that , because the episode was the first to be filmed following the strike , there was " a great , loose vibe on set " , and as such , many of the actors would break character and laugh at the jokes . The majority of the episode took place at Michael 's condo . This was the same location used in the second season entry " Office Olympics " . Eisenberg and Stupnitsky explained that " the production design team did an amazing job to transform the condo from Michael 's design aesthetic to Jan 's . " 
