They usually do and I imagine they do open out of the elevator core in this case (because the stairwells are outside the core). It's just not mentally intuitive (to me) that going "out" in this layout means going from the elevators to the offices. I'm sure it would be natural if I worked in the office but I don't so I need to think about it--or just do it wrong first :-)
ADDED: And while "out" is obvious with an exterior door, it may not be with an interior door (and in fact there may not be a clear "in" and "out".)