"African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Pacific Americans and other minorities make up 35 percent of the company´s 348,400 employees in the United States.
Minorities accounted for half of
UPS´s new employees in 2005.
Women represent 28 percent of the U.S. management team and 20 percent of the overall workforce...Among the company´s 63,000 U.S. managers, minorities hold nearly 30 percent of those executive positions."
Channahon certainly got it right in her post regarding diversity. To me, the critical sentence in the quote above is the one that states that in 2005, half of our new hires were minority men and women. We need to be a business that has a management team that reflects the diversity of our workforce.
Channahon wrote that "Ethnic businesses may be able to relate better to someone of their own background, who can speak their native language, who understands their work ethic and customs. That in itself may be a factor in a customer using
UPS or another carrier. The same can apply toward new
UPS employees, as well."
This is a case where a good business decision is also the right thing to do.
LP Guy,
I think this is at least the second post I read by you regarding the "unfairness" of
UPS's policy on diversity. I won't pretend that some women haven't gotten promoted before they were ready, but its happened with men too. I see many, many opportunities for promotion that go to white men. If you haven't been promoted, perhaps it's one of two things. Either you're not doing as good a job as is required, or you are in a very small function- there is not as much opportunity for advancement in LP. You should request a lateral transfer into a package center. There is always opportunity for anyone that can get results. And it doesn't matter if your white or minority, male or female. A center manager has a tough job, but truly good managers are valuable to their employees and the organization.
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Re: How Does Everyone Feel About Management Diversity? 
