Meanwhile over a daddy Dixie:

The following FCR:

A captain writes: "I had an encounter with a flight attendant concerning the jumpseat. She TOLD me that she was riding the jumpseat when she stepped into the cockpit and presented her boarding pass. I asked her if she was asking to ride on the jumpseat and she told me again, no, she was telling me she was riding the jumpseat."

Flight Operations replied: "Thank you for your FCR, Captain. The requirement in the FOM is for a cabin jumpseater is to introduce themselves to the captain and flight leader/purser and provide them with a copy of their jumpseat pass. While asking permission may have been the traditional interpretation and a matter of good etiquette on Delta and OAL flights, it has not been required for multiple years. This does not mean that the captain cannot deny a jumpseater if they do not meet other requirements, such as appropriate dress or conduct."