It’s academia. People join the academy so they can do research and teaching and absolutely nobody wants to do this crap administrative work. So often you get si

It’s academia. People join the academy so they can do research and teaching and absolutely nobody wants to do this crap administrative work. So often you get situations where bad people volunteer for a job that is “prestigious” but also involves shoveling manure, and you can’t convince other people to do the job instead.