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SRL5 t1_j74rlyr wrote

Umm, some buildings don’t let nannies or housekeepers ride in residents elevators. I worked in one and all staff had to take the service elevator.

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nim_opet t1_j77br7n wrote

I lived in one. My bf at the time was told (once, and we made sure it was the last time) by another resident that “the service elevators are in the back”….we suspect the color of his skin was what prompted it because I was there too and he was dressed to the nines, coming back from work, while I was back from a run looking like people do when they come back from runs…

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SRL5 t1_j78vjud wrote

That is disgusting. She probably was just a sad lonely frustrated harpie who only felt better by acting that way. She probably has frown lines and will die young from her yucky personality.

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nim_opet t1_j7993x8 wrote

It was a he, and he was Russian nouveau riche.

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SRL5 t1_j799j2q wrote

Still disgusting . What I imagined is probably not ok as well- I always assume that behavior from what I described. I’m happy you left that building though.

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The_Swoley_Ghost t1_j78tx8e wrote

I was one of those workers who had to use the service elevator. This was also a building with a full-time elevator operator. So the service elevator only worked during certain hours. One day I was leaving this particular building to go to another jobsite and I found out that the elevator operator was out to lunch or something. I couldn't wait 30 minutes for him to return so i took the normal elevator. The doorman started to YELL at me to get out of hte lobby and go back inside to use the service elevator to leave hte building. I tried to explain that the operator was not there and he very angrily told me that "workers are absolutely NOT TO USE the resident elevators."

He also informed me that he was banning me from the premises because I asked him "so you expect me to be late to my next job because your boy is out to lunch?"

I'm sure he can't afford to live in that building but he was sure defending the dignity of the residents like it was his own. Imagine the horror of seeing a lowly cleaner with a toolbox in hte elevator... the horror.

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SRL5 t1_j78uanr wrote

Ha. But I bet the person you were going to work for wanted whatever fixed immediately! I would have told that person exactly how inappropriate the doorman was to you.

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Daurdabla t1_j7bc5pm wrote

That’s not the point. It’s literally his job. Additionally most high end buildings have logs of people leaving and entering, including elevator used. The guy can easily get into trouble.

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TizonaBlu t1_j7bbxf3 wrote

Many luxury buildings don’t. However, not many have rules that owners need to ride service with dogs.

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SRL5 t1_j7bc8ni wrote

Co op or condo ? I’m sure if you are approved by the board and pay a lot of money you can take your dog anywhere you please.

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TizonaBlu t1_j7bcogq wrote

I’ve only lived in condos, but I know that coops generally have way stricter rules. I do know of condos that only allow service staff to use service elevator though, it really depends on the board.

However, asking owners to use service with dogs is not that common, at least among new buildings. As almost all new buildings are dogs friendly, it’s until the actually board forms that they might modify the rules.

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SRL5 t1_j7bcubw wrote

I agree. You might have just chosen the most douchey building in the city.

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