It was not until 2 May, when the formal notices were posted, that their anger erupted, and they decided "not to spare the boss's feelings or reputation any longer." They occupied the factory, beginning more than 10 days of protest action which included demonstrations all over Taiwan.
直到五月二日，正式公告貼出來，員工的憤怒才如潮水般湧起，決定「不再顧念老闆的情面」，佔據廠房，開始長達十多天的埋鍋造飯、四處抗爭的歷程。