Instead he is criticized from time to time for small mistakes but still with no thanks from the employer for correcting the mistakes. At some point, the employee is likely to lose motivation to continue to do the tasks well. According to Maslow, the most basic needs are physiological, e.g., food, shelter and clothing. These most basic needs must be satisfied before the next higher level needs, the security needs, become important. Security deals with the needs for a safe and secure physical and emotional environment.
Social needs are satisfied through belonging.
Employees have a need for friends, peers they respect who in turn are accepting, and supervisors with whom they have a positive relationship. Esteem needs relate to the desire to feel good about oneself and to have a positive self-image from job, family and personal experiences. Self-fulfillment is the highest level but most vague of the five needs. Self-fulfillment comes from an employee's job and personal accomplishments, special achievements, increased competence and growth as a person. Being all that one can be brings self-fulfillment.