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While some consider a full-amenities building, complete with a doorman, to be the height of luxury living, many apparently see a doorman as a negative:

In fact, most doormen would apparently rather live without a doorman even if they could afford it, according to Peter Bearman, a Columbia University sociology professor and author of “Doormen” (University of Chicago Press, 2005), a study of the profession.

The Times article continues by noting that most people opposed to doormen feel that way because they resent the relative lack of privacy, the obligation to make idle chitchat, and added costs, including tipping.