The result: Sales went up, and Ms. Curto, now a sales manager for a different, Chicago-based company, got to stay home more often with her family.

WSJ: What to Do With a Workplace Whiner

Joan Curto griped almost constantly years ago about the heavy travel required by her job as a national accounts manager for a drug company, says her former boss, Trevor Blake.

WSJ: What to Do With a Workplace Whiner

At first, Ms. Curto says, she was irritated.

WSJ: What to Do With a Workplace Whiner