Courtesy of Rachel Bacha
- Rachel Bacha is a 23-year-old airport baggage handler in Boise, Idaho.
- Bacha gets to see the "behind the scenes" of how airports function and finds it really interesting.
- "If I could tell the public anything, it's that we work hard to make sure your bags are on time," she says.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rachel Bacha, a 23-year-old baggage handler in Boise, Idaho. It has been edited for length and clarity.
When people ask what I do for work, I usually just say I work in aviation. If they ask more questions, I'll tell them that I'm actually a baggage handler. I've been one for four years.
People are usually really surprised because they don't think of a young woman when they think of a baggage handler, but I really love my job.