You guys need to get control of your f-ing jumpseat or your pilots are going to start getting left at the gate. This "payload optimization" is bullsh-t, and the fact that it only applies to offline pilots is a slap in the face to your union bretheren.

You might as well go back to the days when mother Delta didn't even allow jumpseaters (yes, I am that old).

Grow a set and refuse to drop the brake until the pilot needing a ride is on your plane; I have.