PEWAUKEE, Wis. -
"Why would I choose a career in credit unions? I think it's all about a great opportunity," Thompson said. "The opportunity to develop a career in a movement where service to members is more important than profit, where extending a helping hand is not a part-time commitment-but a key component of a mission-and where you are given the 'gift' of knowing that what you do matters to people in your community. As one young professional in attendance put it, 'Being part of the credit union movement has brought me a new outlook on what your working life can be.'"
He cited examples of credit union representatives with the World Council of Credit Unions who put themselves in harm's way to get credit unions started in places such as Afghanistan, of volunteers with small credit unions who make sacrifices, of people who work to start in-school branches, even though the branches will never make money.
"And I see people who share business strategies and ideas with each other even though it doesn't serve their own credit union's financial interests," he said.
