New York Doorman Fired For Being Too Nice To Tenants

The doorman of a New York apartment building was fired recently from his job for being too nice to the tenants, proving once again, that good guys finish last. Oddity Central reports:

41-year-old Ralph Body had been working at the building, called ‘27 on 27th’, a few blocks away from the East River, ever since it opened two years ago. He wasn’t just a regular doorman there, he went above and beyond his duties to make sure the residents were looked after. In his own words, he “gave his life” to the job. Ralph would do anything the residents asked him to, without hesitation – right from checking on pets, to cleaning litter boxes, to watering plants. He even acted as a real-estate agent at times and showed some of the $4,200/month apartments to new tenants. “Everything I did, somebody asked me to do, or there was a need for it,” he explained.

While Ralph sounds like the dream employee, it turns out that the staffing company that had hired him wasn’t too happy with his over-zealous attitude. They fired him for being too nice to the residents, and taking on jobs that he wasn’t supposed be doing. “They said, ‘We know you did it for the right reasons, but unfortunately… you’re too nice to the tenants,’” he said. “I told them, ‘When the tenants ask me to do something, I’m going to say yes.’ But they said, ‘You do things for them which you shouldn’t be doing. And unfortunately, in this case, nice guys finish last,’” he added.