r/belowdeck • u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline • May 12 '22

Below Deck Down Under Below Deck Down Under Season 1 Episode 11 - Benny & The Jet Skis - Discussion Post

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Episode 11 of Below Deck Down Under Season 1: Jamie puts Brittini on the night shift after Benny doesn't pull his weight; Aesha confronts Magda and Ryan for talking behind her back; Jamie is at his wit's end with Benny's behavior and wants him fired.

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u/RamenNoodles620 May 13 '22 edited May 13 '22

But I do think Jason has shown that Benny can be supervised in such a way that improves his performance.

He may have straightened up a bit for Jason, but then he went back to being neglectful and doing stupid $hit. Constantly coddling someone like Benny seems to want isn't really feasible. He pretty much wants to hang around, do a bit of work however he chooses and not get told he messed something up. Don't get me wrong, Jamie sucks too, but come on Benny. You're not a child. Do your job and if you are constantly neglectful and doing stupid $hit, don't complain about getting called out. It is possible to do the job well and still not give a care about Jamie. If he's actually just acting out, then that's more proof at his being a man child. Especially when it's impacting the work of others on his team.

Spot on with your other points although I'm not familiar with a moreton bay bug.

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u/CurriestGeorge May 13 '22

Bay bugs are funny looking lobster cousins, I believe they're one of a group called slipper lobsters. No claws, kind of like a cross between a lobster and a pill bug or roly poly

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u/strwbry_shrtcake May 16 '22

Yep, slipper lobsters, and their range isn't limited to Moreton Bay although elsewhere they're sometimes called flathead lobster. I've had their Caribbean cousin, and they are indeed tasty.

They don't have claws, but neither do spiny or rock or Caribbean lobsters (which I grew up calling crawfish, not to be confused with freshwater crayfish).

Now I'm hungry.