Because the friend I was with (who lived there) said so, after I asked about it. This elevator didn't need an operator. Especially considering it was one eleva

Because the friend I was with (who lived there) said so, after I asked about it. This elevator didn't need an operator. Especially considering it was one elevator among several other operator-less elevators. There are useless jobs everywhere though, including San Francisco. Was this an older building with a manually operated elevator? That would make more sense.