Editing Small office/home office (section)

==History==
Before the 19th century, and the spread of the [[Industrial Revolution]] around the globe, nearly all offices were small offices and/or home offices, with only a few exceptions. Most businesses were small, and the paperwork that accompanied them was limited. The industrial revolution aggregated workers in factories, to mass-produce goods. In most circumstances, the [[white-collar worker|white collar]] counterpart—office work—was aggregated as well in large buildings, usually in cities or densely populated suburban areas.

Beginning in the mid-1980s, the advent of the [[personal computer]] and [[fax machine]], plus breakthroughs in [[telecommunications]], created opportunities for office workers to decentralize. Decentralization was also perceived as benefiting employers in terms of lower overheads and potentially greater productivity.