Elevator Operators

Nostalgia?

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I love elevator operators, particularly when they're impeccably-dressed young women.

http://www.tokachi.co.jp/kachi/0808/08_02.jpg

In Japan they used to be everywhere, but in this age of budget cuts, they're a dying breed. They add a touch of class to an establishment, and it's decent, non-strenuous low-paying work for young women who might otherwise not have jobs. I say bring them back even if it means adding a fraction of a percent to the prices of goods.

@triple_zero: listen to yourself: "it's decent, non-strenuous low-paying work for young women who might otherwise not have jobs". Do you see your wife, daughter or granddaughters having this job?

I used to date someone who worked for the federal government in a building with elevator operators. Some of them had been on the job for more than forty years. I sometimes wonder at how mind-numbingly monotonous sitting in an elevator for forty years must be.

@JohnMiller - "Do you see your wife, daughter or granddaughters having this job?"

Absolutely. Part-time while in college, or something similar, of course. It's not a career. I don't think I've ever seen an elevator girl above about 25. The ones I've spoken to like doing it, and vastly prefer a part-time job like this one, where you get to wear a nice-looking uniform and not have to get sweaty or dirty.

@HSG9000, why were these people doing this for *40 years*? Either they have a serious lack of ambition, a tolerance for boredom, or the government pays such people a lot more than I thought it did.

Can't stand 'em. I like to adjust my bra and pick my wedgie in private.