Omicron has led some businesses to call off events, but some fun-starved staff are determined to carry on regardless

Three months into her new job, Megan McCracken has never met most of the members of her team. So the office Christmas party was a big deal.

“We’re spread out all over the country,” said the 25-year-old, who lives in Sheffield. “It would have been so good to have the chance to actually see them in person. When the party was announced, it was put out there as this chance to spend time together.” The plan was a training awayday followed by dinner, a party and a night in a hotel. “It was a big deal because we’ve had such a terrible couple of years. It was light at the end of the tunnel.”

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