The Postal Service is reminding employees that they cannot use their postal title or authority to benefit themselves, friends, relatives, acquaintances, outside business affiliates or nonprofit organizations.
Employees also cannot use their USPS title or authority to endorse nonpostal products, services or enterprises. Only the postmaster general or the entire executive leadership team can approve such endorsements.
For example, employees should not reference the Postal Service or their job title when making a positive online review of the custodial company that cleans their Post Office. But employees are permitted to write positive restaurant reviews if they don’t reference the Postal Service or their title.
People should never receive special treatment because they know someone who works for the Postal Service. And USPS employees should never provide outside individuals or entities with special access to postal employees, equipment or resources.
For example, employees should not provide their spouse with access to a postal facility as a way for the spouse to sell insurance to USPS employees.
Employees with questions can email the USPS Ethics Office or call 202-268-6346.
More information and resources are available on the Misuse of Position section of the Ethics page on Blue.
