Before closing, the paper had already passed through phases in which employees 'salaries were cut to 90 %, and in which salaries were paid only intermittently (two months on, one month off).
停刊之前，報社近幾年陸續歷經了薪水打 9 折，還有發薪不穩定階段（如發 2 個月停 1 個月），許多同事只好靠著借貸苦撐度日。