SK Energy’s employee who used to be a “StarCraft” pro gamer has been the talk of the industry.
Lim Tae-kyu, who is responsible for managing chemical products at SK Energy, is a member of the MZ Generation who used to be a pro gamer and has an unique work experience.
The MZ generation is a pairing of Millennials who are born between 1980 to early 2000s and Gen Z who are born between middle of 1990s and early 2010s. Millennials and Gen Z regards “work life balance” very importance as they want to continue to pursue their happiness while they are going through work life.
For Lim, online games are a method of searching for work life balance and is an element that provides energy to his work life. As people have begun to spend more of their time at home since the pandemic, there has also been an increase in number of people who enjoy online games as a hobby.
Online games maintain social distancing and cost relatively less than other hobbies.
The fact that Lim is able to have conversations and spend time online through Skype without having to visit his friends in person is another reason why he enjoys playing online games.
Lim said that he likes to recommend online games to others as a hobby during this global crisis and that his life has become much more diverse as his work and hobbies are completely separated from each other.
Millennials and Gen Z who enjoy playing online games like Lim like to relieve their stress while playing a variety of games together or separately after they get off work.
Staff Reporter Kim, Jiwoong | jw0316@etnews.com