---
entity_slug: menial_servants
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S1
type_rationale: Menial servants are a category of domestic workers who exist as persistent
  agents in the economic system, employed by those with surplus revenue.
vsm_rationale: Menial servants perform primary operational activities as wage-labourers
  providing domestic services, representing a form of productive labour within households.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:14:55.829756'
---

# Classification: Menial Servants

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S1

## Type Rationale

Menial servants are a category of domestic workers who exist as persistent agents in the economic system, employed by those with surplus revenue.

## VSM Rationale

Menial servants perform primary operational activities as wage-labourers providing domestic services, representing a form of productive labour within households.
