It being natural in the conservative way of thinking of an earlier era to seek a steady line of work and stick to it for life, Ch'en worked successively at the First National Bank, the Cathay Co., and the Taipei Third Credit Cooperative, where he remains employed today.
在早年保守的「艋舺人」觀念裡，如何去找一個安定糊口的職業守住終生是很自然的事。陳順來從商專畢業後，先後進入第一銀行、國泰企業及台北市第三信用合作社工作，一直到現在。