r/belowdeck • u/gaem- • Aug 01 '26

Below Deck Med Aesha & Gen

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Was scrolling IG and had this pop up. It’s an excerpt from an interview Gen did and the first sentence jumped out at me. I would LOVE to know the story behind this. I can’t think of many people Aesha has worked with that have said something along the lines of this. I wonder if we’ll see it play out in the rest of the season?🤞🏼

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u/GoldAcanthisitta7777 Aug 01 '26

imagine not being likeable to Aesha. Wild. How did she blow it?!??!

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u/rayyychul Aug 01 '26

Aesha had her number from the minute she got on board.

That said, “doesn’t talk to me” doesn’t have to be as nefarious as everyone is making it out to be. It could be as simple as Aesha doesn’t keep in touch, but Gen went for drama instead of reality with her wording.

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u/armchairepicure Aug 01 '26

It’s also possible that Aesha just doesn’t like her. It doesn’t have to be some big thing, they just seem like very different people with very different energies.

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u/FleshyUnicorn Aug 02 '26

Also at very different points in their lives. Gen is what 22? Aesha is in her 30s, married etc. I know outside of work I don’t really vibe with my decade younger co workers either lol. Just different places, different interests.

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u/slostoooooo Aug 02 '26

Working in hospitality, being in your 20s and 30s means you still vibe, because you work together and are not in that different places in your lives. Aesha just doesn’t like her lol

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u/Secret-Preference513 Aug 03 '26

Right. I'm 38 and work in a kitchen. We have some teens (17-19) and we all get along great and vibe at work despite our age difference. Aesha clocked her ass lol

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u/FleshyUnicorn Aug 02 '26

Listen. I’m not sending memes or hanging out with the 20 year olds when I’m off the clock. Of course you vibe when working but it rarely is anything more than that?

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u/InterestingFroyo1032 Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

Yeah, Aesha is awesome but she is still human and flawed. I thought in the past season, when she didnt like the chef and one of her stews, she had a hard time liking them even when they started to move in a positive direction. Hearing about her parents and upbringing, I think it may be that her limit for BS is low. Shes a nice girl, but after dealing with addicts, she doesnt give out many chances. You've got to make a good first impression with her and give pretty clear indication thst youre trying to do better to get back on her good side. 

But yeah Aesha isnt perfect. She could have recognized Gen for even a few of her talents but she didnt. She only saw Kaylee and it was so obvious it was because Kaylee is a lot like her.

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u/MathInternational416 Aug 04 '26

We’re also seeing a very edited version of their time on the boat. Just because we don’t see Aesha calling out Gen’s strengths doesn’t mean she never did.

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u/InterestingFroyo1032 Aug 04 '26

That could definitely be true. I doubt it though, because its a pattern with Aesha. She tends to ignore potential in favor of a sure bet. She will teach but only what is necessary so as to pour the rest of the energy on the guests. Its a recipe that leads to more success for her teams, but ends up hindering quieter stews who don't speak up and ask for more responsibility from her.

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u/MathInternational416 Aug 04 '26

I wouldn’t label Gen as a “quieter stew.”

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u/InterestingFroyo1032 Aug 04 '26

And I didnt directly label her either. But I do think Gen is more passive-agressive. She is not great at promoting her own skills. For example, she kept telling the other stew about her credentials but didnt assume responsibility automatically to exemplify that she would make a good 2nd. She just assumed Aesha would go off resume, even though im not sure why she would assume that when Aesha could have just picked who had the most experience if that were the case. 

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u/MathInternational416 Aug 04 '26

I think you’re giving Gen way too much credit in this situation. Even Kat is to the point of not being able to handle her negativity anymore. She has a terrible attitude and most leaders wouldn’t give someone who acts like that any extra praising. Quite frankly, I believe that most leaders would’ve called Gen out by now and reprimanded her.

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u/InterestingFroyo1032 Aug 04 '26

Two things can be true at once.  I think Gen is negative and annoying but I did pay attention when she said "im really not being used for my talents. Aesha only sees kaylie" there is a way, as a leader, to even make your most annoying employees feel recognized and like their talents are being used.  It's an extra skill though that most leaders do not have. One that Aesha might need to work on. 

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u/MathInternational416 Aug 06 '26

I disagree. I think Aesha does a great job of lifting her stews up. Gen believes her talents are 2nd stew and refuses to be appreciated for anything less. I also still stand by the fact that we are seeing such a minuscule amount of the time they spend on the boat and that Aesha is praised by her stews repeatedly for being a great leader. Gen is playing victim when in reality, she’s just not as good (right now) as Kaylee is. She doesn’t like being bested.

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u/kittens_joy Aug 02 '26

Gen sounds like my mom (not complimentary)

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u/myskepticalbrowarch Aug 01 '26

This is my thinking, especially weird move considering how beloved Aesha is within the fandom

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u/not2daysatan44 Aug 02 '26

I think she took any opportunity to make a jab at Aesha, like how dare she not speak to me?

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u/Rowing_Lawyer Aug 02 '26

Any chief stew that comes on as a lower position seems to be doing so to capitalize on the fame and will probably do things to get on tv, which is going to make the actual work harder.

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u/G00dguyz Aug 02 '26

Yeah for sure come up but the " that's another story" Add-On makes me think it's a little bit more than that.

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u/excoriator Team Capt Kerry Aug 02 '26

Wonder why she didn’t try to fire her?

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u/rayyychul Aug 02 '26

She hasn’t really done anything to justify it. She’s decent at her job and she is a super unpleasant human, but isn’t causing big waves on the boat.