Normally when you setup a game, the "Human" player starts in the first slot. On the very left column the current status (ready / brb / not ready) of this player, as set above the table (using the arrow buttons), is displayed.
However, then the "Human" player switches to another slot, the current status no longer displays. This can be worked around by changing the "Control" type of the slot the "Human" player previously took to something other than "Closed". This is not an issue when there are closed slots with a higher slot # than that of the "Human" player.
Summing up: Whenever there is a "Closed" slot with a lower slot # than that of the "Human" player, the "Human" players' status does not show.