Hsu's former employer, Dah An Commercial Bank, was one of the first to feel the effects when it was taken over by Taishin Holdings. After the merger, Hsu accepted a negotiated termination of his original employment contract, thinking at the time that this was just a minor bump in the road in the employment market.
合併後許世立遭到資遣，當時他只覺得這是職場常態。