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I think there are likely two sides to this, especially with Kagan. I'm not surprised if she's perceived by clerks as a hard ass - she's the smartest and most capable of the three Democrat appointees, and her opinions are the most well-written. That likely leads to her being a more demanding boss.

I think the "other side" of this is the job expectations of her leftist clerks. I think a lot of leftists are far more "sensitive" about feelings than are conservatives, and are more likely to have somewhat delusional expectations about how hard it is to work in the real world. So, when they run into a tough boss, they whine about it a lot more than would a conservative.