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S-OIL We look into people’s work, life, thoughts and tastes. We share regarding the balanced and simple times we cultivate with S-OIL.
Hyojin Bae (Hydrocracker process team) with a bright smile enters the camera lens. The smile that seems to make even the surrounding air feel good is impressive. The belongings in the bag become more curious. Hyojin Bae’s ‘What’s in my bag?’ starts now!
A springing quest for ‘fairness’
Q. How is the daily life of a new employee at S-OIL?
I am having a happy time going to the company I really wanted to work for. S-OIL is a Korean-foreign joint oil refining and petrochemical company, and I decided that it had the best energy expertise. While working in practice, I think, ‘After all, my judgment was right’. It is a sense of responsibility and reward at the same time when you directly witness that the efficiency and stability of the process increase according to the operating conditions that act on various variables.
Q. What is the most memorable thing following joining the company?
Regular maintenance led by the team! I’ve only heard of it, never experienced it. This time, while participating in the regular maintenance work, I experienced the ‘New World’ in which I climbed a ladder into a 20m high Reactor. ???? I was afraid in the darkness where I might not see anything, but I felt the vividness of the scene with my whole body. After completing a series of tasks, I felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Q. What are your biggest interests in your work these days?
After all, it’s ‘fair’! As an engineer, I focus on filling my work-related knowledge. By comparing the history of the process and the development of S-OIL, we followed the footsteps of our seniors. We are also building our statistical knowledge to find ways to work with data effectively.
‘I am a positive man!’
Q. Can you briefly introduce the bag?
My girlfriend gave it to me last year. She is attached to it and wears it often. She ???? She’s black so she can take it anywhere anytime. It is also lightweight and sturdy. Occasionally, I use a small bag that fits snugly to the body. It’s good because it’s not cumbersome.
Q. A notebook with neat notes is impressive, isn’t it?
At the beginning of the company, I used a tablet, but I miss the ‘handwriting’ of writing with a pen. I meticulously write down the tasks I have to do each day and the things I must take care of. When you complete the tasks in the list, they are crossed out one by one. There is little fun in that moment. As I build up memos like this, I also think that it will become a meaningful record of what I have done one day, whether big or small.
Q. How do you define your own personality?
Among the MBTI that distinguishes personality types, I am ‘ESFJ’. Extroverted, well-planned, and empathetic to the feelings of others. I guess it’s the tendency of ‘insa’ these days. Whoops! On the other hand, I need time alone and sometimes I feel ups and downs. When I’m in a bad mood, I go out with my friends and take pictures at a photo booth like ‘Life’s Four Cuts’ to get my energy back. We strive to be a person who conveys pleasant energy. Ever since I became an employee, I thought that managing emotions well was as important as work. The unexpected effect is that several photos are gathered and become memories of life! ???? Oh, I also train my stamina following work. I also take nutritional supplements regularly.
A desire to grow as a veteran in the field of energy and chemistry
Q. Do you have any hobbies that fill your leisure time?
Enjoy active hobbies like hiking. Recently, I climbed Mt. Halla. It was very good. river(power)weight(cloth)! ???? Lately, I’m obsessed with surfing. I started surfing 2 years ago at the recommendation of my girlfriend. The freedom and exhilarating pleasure you feel the moment you entrust yourself to the waves is attractive, so once you experience it, you can’t get out of it. On weekends when the weather and waves are fine, I go out to sea. I usually go to Songjeong, Busan. Songjeong Beach, located at the far end of the Busan coastline, has gentle waves and warm water temperatures in all seasons, attracting surfers.
Q. I heard you have a relationship with the same team?
When I was serving in the military as a marine police officer, I met my successor at the second interview for S-OIL. It turned out that the interview time was the same with me. Fortunately, both passed. The relationship does not end there, and we are currently working in the same team. This is Park Tae-woong Temple. ???? If there is something we don’t know, we ask questions, and sometimes we have heated discussions and depend on each other a lot. I think we can create synergy by staying together for a long time.
Q. What is your future self as a member of S-OIL?
I want to be the person who can talk freely when someone asks me regarding fair knowledge. I want to learn by experiencing a different factory and a different process from now. I also want to one day be in charge of a job that can maximize production. We will do our best to become the best experts in the process field, filling every moment with preciousness!
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