But nowadays working life is looking very different to that of years gone by.
Many workers are using a spare room at home for their day job while offices are shut during lockdown.
Big factories have long gone and with them the camaraderie that the large workforces enjoyed over the years.
Here’s a look back at some of the industries and offices that have vanished and the team spirit that prevailed amongst colleagues.
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1. Ringing out
Workers at Matlock telephone exchange, above the post office, mark Florrie Turner's retirement in the late 1940s. Photo: Submitted
2. Special delivery
Promo girls for Sutherlands potted meat factory which was founded in Chesterfield. But do you know what year this photo was taken? Photo: Submitted
3. Lotta bottle!
St George's Works soda water factory on Knifesmithgate, Chesterfield in 1899. The premises was later occupied by the Co-op electrical department. Photo: Marisa Cashill
4. Office launch
Chesterfield Co-op officially opens its general office in 1938. From the front, Clifford Dyke, Mr W. Storer, Barbara Gent, Miss K. Layton, Dorothy Swain, Mr Hughes, Mr Cook. On the phone is Edna Swift, by the window is Mr .F Lindley and standing are Mr Fox and R.A. Harding Photo: Marisa Cashill