Before heading overseas, I greeted jumpseaters in the boarding area. I checked their credentials, took the flight crew copy of their jumpseat pass and told them to enjoy the hospitality and didn't have to check in with us whilst boarding or deplaning. Busy times... don't need nor like interruptions while completing paperwork, FMC programming, checklists, briefings and what not. Couldn't care less if they didn't poke their heads in while deplaning. Perhaps they are preoccupied with issues such as short time at home, connecting flights, or family issues.

Overseas, only company pilots are eligible for the jumpseat. Some would and some wouldn't come in the cockpit to say hey or bye. Same applies for most.... many don't care if jumpseaters come to the cockpit to bestow good tidings or farewells.

I can understand that some may take it as an affront when the crew's greet or farewell is ignored. But at the end of the day, is it the end of the world? Should one take a picture of the "offending" jumpseater, and draw a red circle with a slash on the portrait indicating a ban from their jumpseat? Believe it or not some crewmembers kept a log of jumpseat riders with a check or an X next to their names.

At the end of the day, there are more important issues to deal with on a day to day basis whilst operating a four sector day then getting wrapped around the axle about unfriendly or considered to be rude jumpseaters.

Could be all of the above. However, complaining about it on a forum makes you look "toolish". If you're that bothered by his/her actions call them on it. Complaining here accomplishes nothing.

You're not getting it. I was standing in the doorway, greeting all the pax. All of them, except this guy, either returned or acknowledged my greeting.

I would never expect a nonrev to poke their head in the flight deck and say hi. I certainly don't, when I'm nonrevving. But to blatantly ignore someone standing there welcoming you on board , I think that's just rude.

After getting older, I've realized that sometimes people have a lot on their minds and omit the courtesy's sometimes. Guy might have been awake for 48 hours too.
On one two-leg Europe trip, I thought about calling out a older FA for a lack of simple crew courtesy. She kinda of stared and would walk away multiple times (not operational stuff). Glad I didn't. I later learned her husband died suddenly something like 5 days prior. 3 days prior she found out he hadn't paid any life insurance bills and the bank accounts were empty. She had to work the trip to pay the rent (already used bereavement pay for trip earlier).

If you see "Captain Happy" 2 or 3 more times down the road, then he should be a candidate for TOTD. It's rare, but there are still a few of us with the recluse non-social engineer behavior.

Good point, you're absolutely right. If my wife had passed 5 days prior I wouldn't be able to drive myself to the airport, let alone fly an airplane...

Is it required for the passengers who paid for those seats to say "Thanks" ? Many passengers still say, Hello, or Thanks during the boarding and deplaning. It's not about, non-reving, or Jumpseating. It's just being nice to another person. It's sad that we have many passengers who paid for those seats, that took the time to say hello, or thank us as we they are walking out, but it sounds like it's too much trouble for some pilots.

^^^^^^

As well as customers that do it even when we're late/delayed, had a terrible ride with turbulence, etc.

Lots of people are miserable in this business, including old legacy pilots.

There are, you can also add to those that are miserable, new legacy pilots. Everyone has a bad day...just move along.

Nipple slips pre-dated PhotoShop (and the rest of the electronic photo editing software) by a long shot.

That's what they were - a shot with a v-e-r-y long (focal-length) lens.

Photo-editing then was a matter of an air-brush or very fine bristle brush on a optical negative or print.

Different technology, same outcome. Like rotary piston power vs turbo-prop.;)