Dissatisfied Employer
If it weren't for the "dissatisfied employer" or, in larger companies, the direct supervisor who can make your life hell with his dissatisfaction.
When your employer is dissatisfied, it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with your job performance. Often your supervisor simply passes along the pressure he has received from upper management. That's not really fair, but supervisors are only human, too.
New supervisors also like to make a name for themselves and show that the employer was right to put them in the position of, say, department head. As the saying goes... "a new broom sweeps clean". But even new brooms work their way into the subject, and once they've figured out why the workflow is the way it is, new supervisors will treat their staff more calmly. You don't always have to reinvent the wheel; maybe you only need to tighten a few spokes.
Older employers are often dissatisfied because they can't keep up with new technologies and are afraid of being exposed, or, if a company can afford it, of being shunted off to the "elephants' graveyard".
Employers, department heads and so on are only human, too, with worries and fears. If you accept that, you'll have more understanding in tense situations. But understanding alone doesn't make a situation of dissatisfaction any better.
If you're self-confident, you may be able to carefully raise the issue with your employer. If there is a works council, you should bring it into the conversation. Employers can also be overwhelmed and may not even realize how their behavior affects their employees.
Unspoken problems can turn your working life into hell. If you feel your employer is dissatisfied with you, it makes you dissatisfied too, and you quickly stop feeling comfortable at your workplace. You have sleepless nights and find it hard to go to work. If you lack a positive personal counterbalance, a dissatisfied employer can drive you into depression.
You should definitely counteract that.
Especially in the staffing industry, employees often run into a "dissatisfied employer".
In staffing, projects change frequently, and employees feel they don't belong to the team and can't identify with the company where they're placed.
Because of the short project durations, temp workers are often given support tasks, and the constant underchallenge frequently leads to dissatisfaction among employees.
The consequences are work frustration and listlessness, which can lead to a downward spiral in working life. Because a well-established team, a sense of belonging to the employer and the product on offer, and the security of permanent employment contracts are hugely motivating for an employee's performance and self-worth.