Generally, I am not afraid to admit I am a slow gamer because I like to survey my surroundings, look at the map, and explore everything I can with a game: take pictures, kill monsters, test out different builds, change outfits, etc. While that is a great way to enjoy a game, there’s another way to enjoy a game multiple times. And that is SPEEDRUN! It can be so thrilling when you are under pressure. Some people come alive when their job is on the line. If you are able to achieve perfection and speed, it translates into efficiency. Congratulations, you possess a desired skill set that many people lack. Being fast and detail-oriented is a great skill set to have in any job!

Who wouldn’t want to become Soul of Cinder from Dark Souls III? He is the CEO of Dark Souls. He knows how to do everything! I don’t want his job, though. I just like killing tyrants because they make everyone’s life a living hell. Know Thy Enemy!

Enough reminiscence about Dark Souls III. I have been playing Resident Evil 0 Remastered, and it made me think. If I were a hiring manager, I would make people play this game to see how well a job candidate can work as a team as well as independently. No job is easy, especially when you have to think on your feet. Navigate through multiple systems. You have to learn and unlearn with the flow of the business if you want to survive. Most importantly, you have to learn how to cooperate with your peers. That’s the reality of most jobs if you want to succeed and stay sane in this mad world.

Joke aside. Oh, I really hope you can tell I am half serious with this post! I am on my second playthrough. I want to test my ability to see how fast, or if I have what it takes to be fast, in Resident Evil 0. Speedrun is hard. It humbles me to say–it’s not easy to be efficient with speed, especially when you have to learn something new and make a decision quickly. It can be very stressful, but oddly rewarding. Likewise, real-life work situations can sometimes be like a bad game design. Sometimes, work instructions aren’t always clear when there is a big change within the company. Was there a lost in communication? Most leaders probably don’t know how to communicate to their employees why those changes our important. So that is why it’s important to know the rules (think critically) so you can come up with an efficient workflow to save your own sanity as well as your team members.

So, if someone says they like videogames and doing speedrun on their resume, I think you should hire them, haha. Gamers aren’t unambitious; they just need clear direction and a lot of acknowledgement! Maybe the real problem is, we just need better leaders who aren’t going to send us early to our graves.

Image Credits: All screenshots taken from my play-through.