Employee Performance Review
Employee: Liz Walsh
Position: County Council Member
Department: Public Panic & Misinformation
Review Period: Most Recent Self-Inflicted Crisis
Reviewer: Reality
Overall Performance Rating: ❌ Does Not Meet Expectations
Core Responsibilities
Fact Verification
Rating: Unsatisfactory
Employee repeatedly issued public claims regarding ICE operations without confirming their accuracy. Assertions were later contradicted by the Howard County police union, requiring external correction.
Notes:
- Demonstrates a pattern of speaking before verifying
- Shows limited understanding of interagency coordination
- Appears unaware that rumors are not evidence
Action Item: Employee must learn the difference between “concern” and “claim.”
Judgment & Decision-Making
Rating: Critical Failure
Employee escalated unverified information into a public controversy, unnecessarily inflaming community tensions and undermining trust in local law enforcement.
Notes:
- Decisions appear driven by impulse rather than analysis
- No observable risk assessment prior to public statements
- Displays inability to anticipate predictable consequences
Manager Comment: Public office requires judgment. Employee treated it like a group chat.
Communication Skills
Rating: Poor
Employee communicated allegations in a manner that implied misconduct where none existed, forcing third parties to clarify and de-escalate.
Notes:
- Language lacked precision
- Messaging favored outrage over accuracy
- Failed to issue prompt corrective clarification
Suggested Training: “How Not to Accuse People of Things That Aren’t Happening.”
Professionalism
Rating: Below Standard
Employee blurred the line between advocacy and recklessness. Public conduct suggests a misunderstanding of the authority and responsibility attached to elected office.
Notes:
- Appears to confuse activism with governance
- Treats serious law-enforcement issues as political props
- Demonstrates limited accountability after error exposure
HR Advisory: Confidence is not competence.
Team Collaboration
Rating: Unsatisfactory
Employee did not coordinate with relevant agencies before making public statements, resulting in avoidable conflict and reputational damage to county institutions.
Notes:
- Operates independently of established processes
- Shows resistance to institutional norms
- Requires others to clean up preventable messes
Peer Feedback Summary: “Please stop freelancing.”
Public Trust Impact
Rating: Severe Negative Impact
Employee’s actions reduced confidence in local governance and law enforcement, requiring corrective public statements from professionals tasked with actual operations.
Notes:
- Trust erosion observed
- Community confusion increased
- Credibility deficit expanding
Strengths
- High confidence regardless of accuracy
- Willingness to speak publicly without preparation
- Exceptional ability to create problems that did not previously exist
Areas for Immediate Improvement
- Verify information before speaking
- Understand the scope of one’s authority
- Stop manufacturing crises
- Learn that silence is sometimes leadership
Final Assessment
Employee currently demonstrates insufficient competence, judgment, and reliability to perform the essential duties of public office.
This is not a disagreement over policy.
This is a failure of fitness.
Recommendation:
- Intensive remedial training in facts, restraint, and responsibility
- Close supervision
- Or reassignment to a role with no microphone and no authority
Status: ❌ Unfit for Continued Service Without Immediate Correction
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