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This study focuses on employee’s self-regulative actions concerning gaps between the level of their expectation and employer’s fulfillment. A two-wave survey was conducted involving 2,514 Japanese employees in a large pharmaceutical company. Polynomial regression analysis and response surface methodology were performed to analyze the existence and effects of self-regulative actions. The results show that employees compare a level of fulfillment with a level of expectation and perform self-regulative reactions to address discrepancies. Additionally, employees with initial three years in employment are more likely to engage in self-regulative action. Our results revealed the existence of self-regulative nature of psychological contracts as well as the moderating effects of tenure.