According to a study by Hsia Lin-ching, a professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at Fujen Catholic University, very often workers laid off from large plants are unable to find work in a comparably sized company. Many end up moving to small-scale, underground, or family-run operations, which are far less stable and offer fewer protections.
根據輔仁大學應用心理系教授夏林清的研究，大廠員工被資遣後，往往找不到同樣規模的工廠，於是不少人流向較小型的工廠，甚至地下工廠、家庭式工廠等，開始更不穩定、更沒有保障的打工生涯。