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There is a multitude of different reasons as to why the captain isn't always the pilot in command of the aircraft. To list just a few, these include:
-To prevent or alleviate fatigue, as it is best if both pilots take turns being the pilot flying.
-Piloting the plane is not necessarily the best use of the captain's experience.
-Allowing the first officer to be the pilot flying helps them gain confidence and experience.
-In the case of a system malfunction, it may be better if the captain is not the pilot flying, as they can then concentrate on what actions to take.

https://simpleflying.com/captain-first-officer-difference/

The airline needed her to get PIC hours, not him.

I’m a former WSO/EWO. I was never a pilot. But I often flew at the controls of an F4 or F111. I could not have been the PIC because I was rated as a navigator.

PIC is not related to who has the stick - or yoke, in this case.

There is a multitude of different reasons as to why the captain isn't always the pilot in command of the aircraft. To list just a few, these include:...

These are legal terms defined by the FAA. Pilot in Command doesn't mean the one manipulating the controls like you seem to think it does, it's the one who signs for the airplane and flight release. This is defined in the Federal Aviation Regulations, look it up. Pilot Flying is not the same as Pilot in Command. Between military and civilian I've been doing this for 35 years. I'm currently a Boeing 777 captain so I have to know this to do my job, trust me when I tell you that you don't know what you're talking about.

This is the reason I try not to comment on aviation threads on here, people get on the internet and do some minimal reading, don't understand what they're reading or listen to some ill prepared reporter and want to argue.

I'll bow out now. I broke my rule of not commenting on aviation & once again shouldn't have. Have a good day.