Joe Geary, lead operator at the Lawrence, Mass., water treatment plant, loves playing in a band. Strumming the banjo and mandolin with the "Strung-out Playboys," he enjoys the teamwork and the idea that band members can just take off and do what they're good at.
He approaches his job the same way: "I tell my staff, 'Don't be afraid to try something. If you've got an idea or an answer to a problem, let's hear it.' I've learned a heck of a lot from the people I work with. We keep an open attitude
