Personal Hospitality

• Postal employees sometimes throw parties for friends and acquaintances, and sometimes they want to invite coworkers who might not be at the same pay level. If it’s an occasional thing, it’s OK.
• Go ahead and invite your manager to your house for dinner over the holidays or a backyard cookout. And if your manager extends such an invitation to you, it’s OK to bring a reasonably priced gift in connection with hospitality, such as a bottle of wine.

Gifts to a superior or higher-paid employee can result in favoritism allegations and grievances — seeking guidance on gifts between employees can help you avoid any issues.

And that’s smart business.

Contact the Ethics Office (ethics.help@usps.gov) for guidance on gifts between employees.