The season marked the move of main character Jim Halpert from Scranton to Stamford, and also introduced Rashida Jones as Karen Filippelli, and Ed Helms as Andy Bernard-both members of Dunder Mifflin Stamford-as recurring characters. The main plot for the early episodes of the season deals with a recurring problem in seasons one and two-the problem of company downsizing-while in the last half of the season, inter-office relationships also became a major plot point.