However, in Taiwan, work is not a simple matter of economics; it has, rather, invaded all facets of life. Because of it, Taiwan's birth rate is dropping faster than any other in the world; over 40 % of Hsinchu Industrial Park engineers are said to be sterile; and a staggering number of families has one spouse living on either side of the Taiwan Strait.
然而，對台灣上班族來說，工作不僅攸關經濟上的成敗，也已侵入生活的各個領域──為了工作，台灣生育率降低速度已是全球第一，竹科工程師不孕症比例據稱超過 4 成，兩岸分偶家庭的數量更是驚人。