After losing her right hand at the age of 18, Lien stayed in the Kuantu plant doing relatively easier paperwork. When she was laid off she was the caretaker of the women's dormitory, earning about NT $ 20,000 a month. Her husband, who works in the Tucheng Industrial Park, lives with her in Formosa Plastics company housing and helps her out when he can.
從十八歲失去右手後，連碧霞在關渡廠一直作一些較輕鬆的文書工作，資遣時擔任女生宿舍的管理工作，月入大約兩萬；而在土城工業區工作的先生，也跟著住在台塑眷屬宿舍，順便幫著連碧霞做一點。