The stodginess and overwrought decor from liners of the past was jettisoned to create a comfortable and friendly ship.
Through bad conditions, not enough pay, and inadequate opportunities for promotion to get to the higher level; and through the stodginess of management and lethargy in the managerial set-up.
He is pleading for stodginess; he is pleading for waste and staying in a rut.
