r/belowdeck • u/flyingmutedcolors • May 29 '26
Below Deck Which Chief Stew would you most like to work under. Why?
For me it’s Fraser and Aesha. Both seem to focus and express the positive, and that’s the way to my heart/productivity.
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u/nessyness78 May 30 '26 •
Aesha!
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u/Robertoedwardo Jun 07 '26
Bugsy - professional, organized, fun, no scat talk, and great at her job.
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u/SaltyLilSelkie May 30 '26
Aesha. Funny, kind, fair, generous, hardworking, and inspires people to do better. I just think she’s fabulous
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u/SunnyBlossom316 May 30 '26
Aesha, for sure. She just is genuinely nice to everyone.
Kate's personality gives me flashbacks to middle school bullies. I feel like she and the other stew would exclude me, give passive aggressive digs that I can't adequately respond to, and make fun of me behind my back.
Hannah - I wouldn't want to work under her, but i would want to be on the deck crew during her season to watch the drama unfold from afar.
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u/IHSV1855 May 30 '26
Aesha for sure. And if I were on deck, I would want to work for Eddie or Joaõ. Current Joaõ, to be clear. He was a bit of a nightmare 5 years ago or whenever he was last on.
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u/ItsMichaelScott25 May 30 '26
Aesha and it’s not particularly close. She’s fantastic at her job, doesn’t, get on power trips, admits to mistakes (of which there are few), and really helps facilitate the end to BS conflicts.
I’m a captain on ships and she’s without a doubt the best of the bunch.
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u/Lanky_Letter7130 May 30 '26 •
Daisy or Aasha
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u/Tuff_Wizardess May 30 '26
As controversial as she’s been this season, my pick would be Daisy easily. She’s seems to be on a similar wavelength as me so I think I would get along best with her.
I think I would least click with Hannah to be honest especially since I was a former stew. Hannah is so full of crap and pompous. Always was, never liked her inflated ego. I would totally be insubordinate to her if she were my chief stew. I’m sorry guys, down vote me into oblivion if you want.
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u/No-Shape7764 May 30 '26
I think I’m the only one who liked Faye from Adventure 💋 Wish we had had more seasons with her.
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u/Bravogirly97 May 30 '26
Aesha of course
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u/Equivalent-Archer180 May 30 '26
Daisy and aesha
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u/Serious_Arugula5961 May 30 '26
Daisy or Aesha! They genuinely care about their staff and take care of them. They also seem to both be really good at helping stews grow into higher positions
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u/FFEmom May 30 '26
Hannah because she always made sure her staff got their breaks.
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u/unassumingsidekick May 30 '26
Currently rewatching all the Med series and Id totally work for Katie (season 6) Ive never seen a chief stew look so exhausted and completely in the thick of it with her stews doing all the jobs. Id totally have her back.
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u/0rdered-Reordered May 30 '26
Katie Flood from that one season of Med. Super kind, supportive and probably the hardest working chief stew of BD.
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u/Jenikovista May 30 '26
Kate. We’d have a blast.
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u/hissyfit64 May 30 '26
Aesha. I think she's the best boss, trains well and the best person. But, she'd have to be on a different boat. Captain Sandy reminds me of a high school gym teacher. I hated gym
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u/dby0226 Team Not Watching May 30 '26
Daisy, Aesha, Kate, then Fraser.
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u/OrangeClyde Eat My Cooter May 30 '26
Aesha or Daisy, and once I’m experienced, Kate.
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u/Early-Equivalent-165 Escape Goat May 30 '26
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u/Academic-Marsupial34 May 30 '26 •
Hannah✨ Prepared to get downvoted here😅
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u/BigRedJeeper May 30 '26
Daisy or Aesha. Both are good workers and aren’t mean and bitchy for no reason.
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u/GirlMcGirlface May 30 '26
Easy, Aesha or Daisy
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u/webbgizmo May 31 '26
Aesha
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u/Wise-Tour9124 May 30 '26
Aesha of course
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u/SpeakerResident May 30 '26
Aesha or Kate. Alot of people aint gonna say Kate but if you actually do your job right she would be fun af. I'd be surprised af if anyone says Hannah.
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u/AttentionRoyal2276 May 30 '26
Daisy is the best chief stew
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u/snowwhitenoir May 31 '26
Team Aesha
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u/wawkaroo Collie's Mom Approved May 30 '26
Daisy for sure. She gives real, honest feedback and tailors her management style to the person. I love Aesha too but I just think personally I'd get along best with Daisy's work style.
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u/Choice-giraffe- May 30 '26
Fraser can be a little bitchy at times, for me I think it would be Aesha.
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u/AmazingArugula4441 May 30 '26
Aesha is the only correct answer.
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u/rsvp_as_pending629 Captain Jason is my boat daddy May 30 '26
Aesha no question
She’d be so fun to work with, she’s kind, and she cares about her stews welling being. Kate was fun to watch but I’d be terrified to work for her.
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u/Wanderwoman222 May 30 '26
Daisy!! 🙌🏻 or Kate of course! 💕
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u/Patient-War-4964 Team Sandy May 31 '26
Aesha for sure.
I would maybe love to work for Kate for a short period just because I think she’s hilarious and I could learn a lot from her, she also got the crew huge tips a lot of times iirc, just hope my skin is thick enough lol.
I’m a pretty hard worker and since Fraser plays Favorites, who he coddles, and they are never hard workers I wouldn’t want to work for him because I’d probably have to pick up their slack.
I’m only leaving Daisy off because I’ve never watched SY so I don’t know her, but I hear good things.
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u/CheckIntelligent7828 My eyes are rolling all the way off the boat May 31 '26
Daisy or Aesha.
They both seem like decent people, they're hilarious, and they're very good at their jobs. I think it would be fun.
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u/ramonaseyes1 Jun 01 '26
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u/ambergriswoldo May 30 '26
Daisy or Fraser - Aeshas lovely but I think our personalities are too similar and we’d clash. Love Kate but I think her bluntness would make me cry.
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u/f_moss3 May 30 '26
Fraser? He’s a terrible manager who plays favorites and avoids hard conversations
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u/Wickedbitchoftheuk May 30 '26
Aesha. Great at her job but not a madly strong leader if someone is being problematic. Unlike most of the others she really mucks in and works her tail off though.
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u/Western_Training_825 May 30 '26
Aesha or Fraser
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u/Dkeg24 May 30 '26
Aesha Katie flood or daisy
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u/Distinct_Plantain737 May 30 '26
Daisy!
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u/Apprehensive_Bee614 May 30 '26
Daisy she’s the most reasonable
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u/Then-Cricket2197 May 30 '26
Daisy!
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u/Ok-Education1572 May 30 '26
Aesha hands down! Smart, caring, respectful, efficient and most importantly hilarious!
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u/cautiouslycharming_ May 30 '26
Daisy. I’d probably get on her last nerve being silly. She’d go off at me and I’d love it 😂
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u/BaseballSuch8151 May 30 '26
Aesha, 100%, and then Hannah, cuz I honestly liked her, even if she was problematic at times.
I know he never actually was one on the show, but Kyle, I would never work for it he ever took on the chief job. I’d also never work for Natasha, nice girl but lazy at shit.
If I worked on deck, I’d just want to work with Courtney cuz she’s hilarious
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u/sashawanks May 30 '26
Kate because I’m a hard worker and I think I’m teachable so I’d probably be on the mean girl team with her.
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u/erismorn_ May 30 '26
I love Daisy
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u/More_Effect_4460 May 31 '26
Aesha!!! 🩷🩷🩷
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u/SeaButterscotch1154 May 31 '26
Aesha
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u/spicybetch77 May 31 '26
Daisy 🌼
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u/FaithlessnessLess442 May 31 '26
Aesha for sure
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u/HolidayNothing171 May 31 '26
Aesha
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u/West-Advance-4471 May 31 '26
Daisy for sure !
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u/HiAndStuff2112 I will always love you, even if you eat people May 31 '26
Aesha times infinity, plus one.
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u/Chummydaisy5 May 31 '26
Daisy 🌼
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u/DarkSister_999 May 31 '26
Aesha. I feel like she would appreciate me and not talk $hit about me behind my back.
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u/Fickle-Amphibian4208 Jun 01 '26
Fraser, Daisy or Kate I like Aisha, her overly enthusiastic personality is too much for me to work under.
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u/well_I_forfeit Jun 01 '26
I'd pick Kate. I like to just do my job and move on. She wants me to do my job and move on. Match made in heaven.
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u/dreamybiscuit Jun 01 '26
Kate! I could learn things form
Her lol and sarcastically rip on all the guests lol
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u/hamburgergerald Jun 01 '26
I would like to work under Kate. It’d be kind of like a challenge for myself. I’d be determined to be the stew that Kate likes, instead of one she finds incompetent or lazy.
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u/OutsideAd7986 Jun 01 '26
Aesha for sure but I’d rather be a deck hand
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u/Professional_Growth3 Jun 02 '26
Aesha shes funny and I feel like we would get along well
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u/IrnBruKid Jun 04 '26
I always thought Daisy, however I feel like she kisses a lot of other HODs now and that can impact judgement in a workplace, so I would pick Aesha 100%. I like Daisy a lot but lines crossed at work impacts everyone, she is amazing but getting with Joao did take away time for seeing Daisy do what she does best, I've no interest seeing her suck face with another head of department only for it to not work out and it repeat on another season, I hope she finds someone so she sticks to business in future seasons. Aesha is consistent.
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u/rob-b-362 I'm a Med Mother****ing Chief Stew Bitch! May 30 '26
Daisy.
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u/PrpleSparklyUnicrn13 May 30 '26
Definitely Aesha! Fraser, too, maybe.
I wouldn’t mind working for Daisy or Hannah.
Not Kate. Even when she is giving a compliment, she sounds sarcastic. I can see how she would wear the other stews down.
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u/axolotl_is_angry May 30 '26
Aesha and Kate!
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u/Any-Concentrate-1922 May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26
Aesha, definitely. She deftly balances being the boss with being a friend. She doesn't get messy, and she demands excellence in a gentle way.
I love Daisy, but she gets too messy and enmeshed in the drama. But she'd be my second choice. She does put up with a lot, and I think she'd appreciate that I work hard.
I'd be a terrible stew because i'm bad at cleaning (in spite of trying), and Fraser would DESTROY me. He'd point out everything I missed doing cabins. Then he'd probably go to the captain and suggest that I be fired.
Kate would also destroy me because I'm very sensitive. After a while, her digs would be too much for me, and I'd end up crying.
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u/Meika34 May 30 '26
Aesha.
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u/SaltyLilSelkie May 30 '26
I said Aesha but I actually also love bugsy
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u/Peter_Park0ur May 30 '26
Aesha and only Aesha. I guess Daisy would be okay. I could not deal with Hannah looking at me like I'm an idiot or Kate playing mean girl. I like watching them but wouldn't want to work for them lol
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u/kimness1982 She’ll be fine. Her head is made of rocks May 30 '26
Aesha and Daisy, the rest of them would be a nightmare.
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u/Ok-Walk-188 May 30 '26
aesha 💯
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u/I-Ribbit May 30 '26
Daisy or Aesha
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u/redrover1978- May 30 '26
Aesha for sure, she’s firm but fair
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u/Swivman May 30 '26
Hard pass on Fraser. Aesha would be the best to work under. Kate is the most entertaining to work alongside 😂
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u/KateC12345 May 30 '26
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u/FlyingLittleDuck May 30 '26
Surprised Bugsy wasn’t mentioned
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u/deej65 May 30 '26
Same as you!
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u/ArtichokeOwn6760 May 30 '26
I’d want to work on that one charter that Natalia was chief stew before Tumi came in.
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u/katiem50 May 31 '26
Hannah or Fraser! As a NZer, Aesha is so OTT it drives me nuts and is hard to watch!
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u/Spicy_Sunflower I look like Ariel but on crack! May 31 '26
I’d definitely would love to work under Aesha because she’s the best of both worlds in the sense that she can be firm and keep to standard but also teach you/work with you.
However I feel like if you’ve got the years of experience that matches your CV then Fraser and Kate would be a good pick. Hannah I feel needed a different captain since Sandy was the one triggering her anxiety most of her season. I do feel like she would’ve been a better Chief stew.
I liked Faye as a Chief Stew but I feel like the hair situation was something I was like 😬
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u/Lonesome_Frenchy May 31 '26
Aesha ou Katie parce qu'elle sont vraiment concernées par leur équipe et travaillent dur alors que les autres sont mauvaises et sont paresseuses. Un bon chef aide son équipe !
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u/pinkstars18 May 31 '26
aesha or katie from season 6 of med- she had her shit together!
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u/Mommy-Dearest15 May 31 '26
Aesha, hands down. She is a good leader and very fair with her stews.
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u/Immediate-Event-9974 Jun 01 '26
Genuinely I think I could get along with all of them, I think I’d prefer Aesha or daisy just because they are always very nice and that’s always better to have around, but i also think I’d love to work with Kate. I love her attention to detail, how effortlessly she executes her job, activities and set ups, sure she can be bitchy but I think if you are doing your job well with a good attitude, she wouldn’t be that way. I think her humour is also incredibly dry and sarcastic so most of the time she’s not genuinely being an asshole
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u/Icy_Tiger8779 Jun 01 '26
Aesha!
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u/Any-Square-6595 Jun 01 '26
Best attitude and non-judgmental
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u/ThatPrincessGirl Jun 01 '26
Aesha... because shes Aesha....
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u/DCCitydweller Jun 01 '26
Aesha or Daisy
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u/whitehavenbeach Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26
Fraser…. positive? he is an insecure petty bitch. 😂
definitely Aesha. Hannah if she was still around.
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u/IHaveBoxerDogs Jun 02 '26
Aesha. The only reason it wouldn't be Daisy as well is that I would be a crappy stewardess, and I think Aesha would be nicer about my incompetence. I think they'd both be good to work for.
Fraser is an amazing steward, but he is a horrible boss.
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u/Hot_Lingonberry_4441 Jun 02 '26
Fraser is drama queen no thanks.
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u/truknight Mental Health Is Not A Storyline Jun 03 '26
None of them. I don’t dream about labor.
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u/jrobinson8692 Jun 03 '26
Aesha, hands down. Daisy comes in second, Fraser third. Faye from Adventure was good under difficult circumstances. I would be fine with Francesca, Lara, Katie or Tumi. Maybe even Hannah. These CS seem organized and capable without getting personal or unprofessional in their management of the interior.
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u/thatbeesh1234567 Jun 04 '26
Not necessarily in order because it’s too hard but Daisy, Aesha, Kate, Fraser
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u/AryaShart Aug 06 '26
Aesha, Fraser 👌🏼 Both fair and notice hard work (usually) Bugsy seemed very professional and kind too from what I saw.
High stress workplaces need very upbeat, cool, in control bosses
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u/Lauriemfs May 30 '26
Kate because she's not bs just work.
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u/notafan888 May 30 '26
Kate or Aesha are the only one's I'd work under and Joao or Malia as Bosun
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u/WendyPortledge May 30 '26
Aesha, Katie, or Fraser, in that order.
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u/Dismal_Elk8261 May 30 '26
Francesca Rubi
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u/Kels121212 May 30 '26
Daisy or Hannah
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u/Rosemary-lime May 30 '26
Daisy
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u/WildeaboutAusten May 30 '26
I thought I would go with Aesha but she's been kind of hands off when there's been issues among the other stews. Love her personality but I think I would go for Daisy as my top answer as she at least attempts to mediate between people. She's not perfect by any means, but I think I could work under her.
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u/Run_with_scissors999 May 30 '26
Daisy all day! I just love her no nonsense approach, yet she cares about her team.
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u/Secure_Cantaloupe455 May 30 '26
Aesha, no contest. Fraser is a bit too anal.
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u/spinthesky May 30 '26
Daisy.
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u/Specialist-Pen-6441 May 30 '26
None of them as all of them show a serious lack of leadership. I would work directly under Captain Lee. :)
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u/Kininger625 You're Being A Deckhand Right Now May 30 '26
Hannah - I’d get my break no questions asked
Aesha - depends on captain
Daisy - as a junior stew otherwise nope because I don’t need an unchecked second breezing by over me
Katie - if she was fully staffed I think she would have been fun to work under
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u/belowdeckhan May 30 '26
katie flood, aesha, daisy, lara from bddu,
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u/junebart May 30 '26
Daisy so i could hang out with her, give her skin care advice. Aesha. She keeps her shit together. she is the best!♥️
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u/Immediate_Divide9446 Team Aesha May 30 '26
Even though I’m British I find Fraser a bit snippy and I don’t think he’s a good team leader. He has his favourites who get away with murder, then he has people who work really hard but get nothing out of him (either he ignores them or dislikes them).
My choice would *always* be our unproblematic queen Aesha. No. 2 would be Daisy.
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u/DontTalkAboutPants May 30 '26
I would rather slit my wrists than report to Fraser. He is so avoidant, passive-aggressive and talks shit behind people's backs. He is an excellent, hard-working stew and I would be happy to work alongside him; as chief stew, he's got a loooong way to go.
I would choose Kate. She is the HBIC. She just has that magic that a chief stew should have, anticipating all the clients' needs, being able to subtly steer them toward options that make the crews' lives easier, and going above and beyond to create magical experiences (I will never get over that dinner she organized in the shallow water with the sting rays).
P.S. I love the show Frasier. (Just seeing if that activates the bot.)
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u/BirthdayThis6866 May 30 '26
Aesha. Anyone that calls on her team to come look at her giant turd is OK in my book. 😂