Being given a jumpseat as a staff passenger is a world of difference away from being given a fait accompli as a commercial passenger once on board the aircraft and I can’t believe anyone would draw a comparison. Additionally, as a veteran jumpseater, I have never been told to leave my jumpseat for longer than a minute or two while the crew accessed something and I have often been moved to another jumpseat where I wasn’t in the way (sometimes to the first class galley which always makes the flight pass more comfortably
). I feel sorry for the skipper, now this is public knowledge it’s going to be a “your hat, my office” chat.