Originally Posted by
Swedish Blender
The policy was made before limited/unlimited cabin jumpseats were available. AA/AE pilots are required to ride in the back (on passes) to allow offline riders like yourself to jumpseat. You could just say thanks.
All honesty, I'd much rather work for a company that takes care of their own rather than other company employees. I've never JS'ed on AE/AA so a "thank you" isn't order.