The origin dates to antiquity, slavery has existed a long time. I'm sure there are accounting books from ancient Egypt documenting all of this in intricate deta

The origin dates to antiquity, slavery has existed a long time. I'm sure there are accounting books from ancient Egypt documenting all of this in intricate detail. The fact that this mindset continues to persist is horrifying, but it's been a constant battle for thousands of years... I don't even know how you fight it without at least the concept of unions and solidarity between workers. I feel it is the lingering desire of people who once had kingly power over their employees to at least retain the certain knowledge that rules do not apply to them in the same way they apply to their employees. I doubt that provost is interested in moving to the night shift so that they can more efficiently use their office for three provosts in three separate shifts. They aren't even contemplating that the rules they want to apply to everyone in a low social class might be more productively applied to themselves. Because I am pretty sure you could fit five grad student desks in a typical provost's office. Fifteen if you force them to work in three shifts. Of course five grad student stipends is almost certainly also only half the provost's salary... seems like another opportunity for cost savings and improved research efficiency.