"Work Ethic" (2022) is named after a 2020 Tyler Perry quote wherein he mentions that all of his productions are written by him solely. The video is still on his Twitter feed as of this episode's release.
Donald Glover plays Mr. Chocolate in this episode and is borderline unrecognizable, similarly with how he portrayed Teddy Perkins in the episode of the same name.
Vanessa gives her name as "Denise" to the obnoxious man in the waiting area. Vanessa and Denise are two characters from "The Cosby Show (1984)", a pioneering African-American sitcom from the '80s. Moreover, on the set, her character is named Sondra, another of the daughters on The Cosby Show.