Originally Posted by Often1

What were the GA's instructions when you asked, before boarding, whether he would come fish you upstream if you did board?

It is entirely the GA's discretion and the GA's primary duty is to close the flight and assure an ontime push. If the GA told you he would fetch you, that is a valid beef. Otherwise, not.

The FA has no say in this process and it's poor form for one employee to dump on another, especially as to something with which the employee has no role.