I’m an elevator operator. You tell me what floor you’d like and I press the button or control the switch.

I also make casual conversation about the weather and yesterday’s sports highlights, which automatic elevators can’t do.

Can I join?

I have no problem with creative destruction, elevator operators died out for a reason. If there was a group of people who rejected automatic elevators for some reason, it stands to reason there would be a company to snatch up that market. (case in point: no-touch Shabbat elevators for Orthodox Jews)