I worked for Chouest for 8 years, anchor boats & supply. What they have going for them is that because of their size and diversification, they can build boats well on contract at inception, then free sailing. They also are very good at figuring out engineering problems with the boats, once It’s figured out, every one after has the change. If you worked on one boat of a style, you can work on any with a reasonable expectation of what you will see.
But one of the constants of our industry (And any line of work) is people constantly complaining about the lack of creature comforts, extras, side-show fluff. I remember when we didn’t have squat on the boats, and there was a stack of video tapes, magazines (LOL), & books galore. I realize this doesn’t have anything to do with you, but step back and realize this is the reality now, things aren’t back to the boom time level yet. Slap full of cooks was when things were in a much sunnier position. Now they have to have the Pay Wars, pull boats out of stack, all while keeping an eye on the cyclical nature of our side. Those boats they’re peeling off the docks down the bayou & Gulfport / All the little Bollinger Yards they own now…they’re coming out of cold or warm stack, going to look worse for the wear, because before they got stacked, skeleton crew with low morale, just treading water.
Remember, there are a lot of ways to get that signal / perk yourself, & those old fellas in the office know this, I wouldn’t be expecting more of a pet than that. You’re in a good place, Just ride It out.