About 13 years ago, Matthew Muffley left his career of 15 years as a diesel technician and joined Jake Kocher’s Water Pumps & Tanks to work as what he calls “a jack of all trades,” and sums up as a well driller. The business, based in Bath, Penn., specializes in water wells and geothermal boreholes. From drilling to installation, “You name it, I do it,” Muffley says. He’s known the owner, Jake Kocher, practically all of his life, so when he got the call in 2002 offering the position, he jumped at the chance to transition from working inside all day to spending most of his time outside, in the fresh air, regularly meeting new customers.
Q. What do you do and what keeps you coming back every day?