Why does IT end up shoved in "caves?"

So you could take this as a gripe or as a general question. Answer from whatever perspective you read this.

For the most part, I don't really mind being put in an old mail room or a the "back corner" of the office, especially if it's quieter. I think IT are cave creatures naturally. As long as there are certain very basic things like functional HVAC, it's not gross like a dingy basement or likely to flood, etc, I generally don't mind.

A lot of those "undesirable" areas come with extra shelving, better security from the perspective of access, stuff like that, so it kinda works out for IT.

But it's undeniable that management tends to put us there because they don't feel like they have to care about us. Ops tends to pick its own spots. Finance gets treated like royalty. They're both "cost centers" too.

What's your read and experience been like?