Family members working for UPS

[061984]

I recently heard that UPS will not hire you (pilot) if you have a family member already employed with them. My brother drives a truck for them. Does this mean I can't apply for a pilot position?

 

[rocket bob]

Nope, you cannot be employed as a full-time employee while your brother is employed. I had to wait til my family member retired to even interview with the company.

 

[JSky26]

what's the rationale?

 

[(o) (o)]

anti-nepotism rules

 

[767pilot]

what's the rationale?

They are paranoid that you and your brother will be the start of some sort of a crime family bent on destroying them. Management wants you to have loyalties to nobod but them. The funny thing is that it is a company formed by two brothers, maybe they knew something??????

 

[ptarmigan]

Pretty much the opposite of FDX

 

[Stinkbug]

If that policy is still in place, does anyone know to what extent it applies? I have a distant family member (brother of my uncle by marriage) who drives a truck for them...I wonder if he would count?

 

[Big Beer Belly]

My father is at UPS (Non-Pilot) and asked around, he is under the impression that the policy has or is being dropped.

If not I guess I can cease waiting on pins and needles for that phonecall any time soon.....

Sheeee-yoooot... nearly all of Kentucky is related by birth or marriage!

BBB

 

[767pilot]

If that policy is still in place, does anyone know to what extent it applies? I have a distant family member (brother of my uncle by marriage) who drives a truck for them...I wonder if he would count?

You are OK in that case.

 

[767pilot]

My father is at UPS (Non-Pilot) and asked around, he is under the impression that the policy has or is being dropped.

If not I guess I can cease waiting on pins and needles for that phonecall any time soon.....

They had to loosen it up some on the ground side for package sorters and such because they were running out of people that met their criteria. As far as the phone call, they don't ask you the relatives question until the interview, so you'd still get the phone call. On the other hand, if you are related to the president of the airline (son in law) they'll be glad to hire you.