Originally Posted by
Uzzar
Here is the TL-DR
1) Original flight delayed by 45 minutes
2) Connecting flight had given his seat to a stand by when he arrived at gate
3) GA was rude and over-reacted
4) He was put on the later flight and made it home.
No, the more important point is the threats made by supervisor Jaimie, including not only not permitting the OP to fly on a connecting flight that day but also banning him from ever flying AA again. Fortunately the OP didn't believe it and go off to purchase a new ticket on another airline to attempt to get home that day.