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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Rob Davies

‘People demand more’: office Christmas parties pivot from alcohol to activities

group of young people collaborating on clue in an escape room game
The rise in sober Gen Z employees is a factor in the shift to escape rooms, murder mystery experiences and other activities. Photograph: LightField Studios Inc./Alamy

From telling your boss what you really think of them, to an ill-advised hook-up with a colleague, the traditional British office Christmas party usually supplies enough drama to provide ammunition for workplace gossip well into January.

Now, though, the annual booze-fuelled debauch appears to be falling out of favour as companies respond to changing cultural mores and home working – not to mention the mounting legal risk posed by festive impropriety.

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