Offices have come a long way since the 50s, not only in appearance but in style and function as well. With so many more work-from-home jobs available these days, the “traditional” office worker has been reinvented, right along with the “traditional” office. The typical office in the middle of the 20th Century was an imposing sight. Think deep, velvet curtains tied off with gold cord. Think rich brown button-backed leather chairs. Think an acre or two of polished oak. The purpose of the office was to convey power and importance, and designs tended towards the ornate and, well… stuffy. In…