Be careful when you complain about something at work, because itjust might become your new job.

That advice given to me by my two credit union bosses is ringingin my ears as I take on the duties of executive editor atCredit Union Times. What I call constructive complaining –which requires not just criticism, but also a solution – earned mymentors additional responsibilities and boosted their careers.

And after years of listening to me insist that I know whatcredit unions want because I come from the industry,Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Sarah Snell Cooke gave me the opportunityto prove it in this new position.