My boss never tells me when I’ve done a good job. She only ever gives me negative feedback or tells me when I made a mistake even if it’s small and she’s almost always a bitch about it instead of telling me neutrally.
Due to this, I’ve started to doubt myself constantly and believe I must be an awful employee and get such severe anxiety about making mistakes that it’s become a self fulfilling prophecy and I make more mistakes because I’m so on edge and stressed all the time.
She also did this shortly after I bought my first house and found out my father is dying right after. Didn’t get any slack cut, no empathy. So just a friendly reminder, please give some positive feedback to your employees and don’t make them feel like utter shit or they will start doing worse because of the loss of confidence that gradually builds from this.