Originally Posted by
callum9999
As someone who lifts things of a similar weight at work (though thankfully, nowhere near as often as baggage handlers do) I can sympathise with getting bad backs etc.
What I cannot sympathise with however, is someone taking a job where your sole responsibility is moving heavy bags moaning about how customers are idiots etc. for taking too much on holiday with them because they don't like lifting those bags. If it's that big a deal to you then you shouldn't be in that line of work.
+1
Not unlike the guys at FedEX handling big stuff. It's a known part of the job. Lucky if you get a shift unloading boxes full of pillows destined for 'Bed n' Bath'. Not so much fun when it's monster big screen TVs, but it's part of the job. If it's more than you bargained for and you feel your health is in jeopardy but no workplace rules are being violated, then it's time to find another job.
I know age (and prior injury) can be a factor, but if you can't carry your load (no pun intended), then it's time to move on, not expect your co-workers to pick up the slack.
This guy wants pax to understand his situation and accommodate him. Perhaps he could also try to understand exactly why pax carry heavy bags sometimes - and what his own employer could do about it (starting with imposing a free weight limit across multiple bags, instead of a max weight limit per bag).