Abstract

Organizational practices are moving towards blurring the boundary between personal and professional life. This fact is evidenced by the literature and popular accounts. There is also evidence about boundary management for handling role responsibilities and as a tool for shaping workplace identity and relationships. It all seems only for one single objective of an ideal worker. An important aspect of this changing organizational practice is supervisor-subordinate guanxi. Despite the increasing number of studies on supervisor-subordinate guanxi in Chinese society is seen, still, paucity in this research area is noticed concerning its antecedents. The current study is a case of administrative staff with a special focus on the repercussions of supervisor-subordinate guanxi concerning after-work socialization and effect on their personal life. Due to the negative effect on their personal life, the study is titled a dark side of after-work socialization. The study reveals that though benefits and favors were given often they felt annoyed and uncomfortable. Medical as well as psychological issues were noticed by them and other people also and are also diagnosed and verified by the medical doctors and psychiatrists. These conditions though make their bank account better but personal health and life get disturbed.