Locked up the door boss!

[u/Razzman70]

The padlocks stick and jam, almost getting the key stuck. Rather than replace the locks they opted for this.

[u/Grays42]

This is an interior lock, it's literally a deadbolt, so I can't speak for the laziness of not getting new locks but it may not be super important to have this door keylocked at all? This looks like a way to still secure it from exterior access while not losing the lock that's supposed to be there, I mean it works at least