Originally Posted by LeineLodge

If the RJ jumpseater still had not boarded, then he probably should have stepped aside. However, you weren't there 15 prior as the rule says and the agent has to start wrapping things up (especially now with the big latency push).

Either way, you're right. It is your right to not help out a fellow pilot, but would you appreciate the assistance if it were the other way around? Have you ever commuted?

I commuted for 8 years, and finally moved to base. Although it doesn't come up very often for me anymore, I would still do whatever necessary - to include sitting backwards in an FA jumpseat for 5 hours - to get another pilot on the airplane (DCI or otherwise). Maybe that's just me and the majority of your Delta pilot co-workers.

Doing the right thing, even when you don't have to, is a sign of good character. I'd venture to say that most of us feel that way. Join the team won't you?