Hey longtime elevator guy ,I’m 52 now I started in 1988 working for jordan elevator in October of 1988 ,nyc ,local 3 member and ex local one member,I love the actual job I enjoy a challenge but do not enjoy the games people play ,I believe we all are a team we have a very important skill,a skill that makes cities possible and help people who need us just get the groceries into their homes ,we cannot forget we work for humans that trust they are safe using an elevator and we should think as if it’s out children,mothers etc that will be using the equipment we work on ,ive been a repair helper ,a modernization mechanic and in service since 1999,I started at 18 yo,and I’m a third generation elevator guy ,my great uncle worked for Knudsen and Marcado when local three first started Ee division,and I am the last standing member of this line in my family. mad