Via Starwars.com:
WHETHER ON THE SIDE OF THE EMPIRE OR THE REBELS, A DROID CAN’T WIN.
You see them in the background, toiling away thanklessly as more pertinent characters discuss subverting galactic empires in the spotlight. Their presence keeps the Star Wars universe running like a well-oiled machine, whether or not anyone bothers to realize it. Yes, droids of all shapes, sizes, and directives ensure life’s made a little easier for the galaxy, and yet, sadly, this standard of convenience never extends to them. If anything, they — to paraphrase C-3PO’s immortal grousing — seem to be made to suffer, it’s their lot in life. Thrown onto the battlefield or into a kitchen, droids endure a vicious cycle of menial drudgery and indignity until it’s time to be replaced, wherein it happens all over again. Be glad that you’re an organic, otherwise you’d see firsthand just how hard it is to be a being of metal in such an unforgiving landscape.

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