Chen Lung- chi, a practicing engineer with over 20 years 'experience with a multinational company, recalls with amazement: "As an only slightly experienced technical expert you could easily find a job with a big multinational paying US $ 2,000-3,000 a month, no sweat, and vastly attractive compared to earning just NT $ 10,000 a month in Taiwan."
在跨國公司任職廿多年，目前自己執業的工程師陳隆吉便不勝感慨地回憶道：「那時候，只要稍有經驗的技術專才，很容易在跨國大公司找到工作，一個月薪水兩、三千美元稀鬆平常，和在台灣起薪不過萬餘元新台幣比起來，實在非常誘惑人。」