--0000000000005d9f9c05dd7e5d2d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Tim, Thanks for getting back to me. It might be prudent for us to discuss this first since it has already been through HR one time. I can certainly wait until next week to discuss. Thanks, Lindsey On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 12:56 PM Timothy Thomas wrote: > Hey Lindsey, > > Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I'm so sorry to hear that > you're going through this. Sounds like completely unacceptable behaviour > from Denis. > > Please allow me some time to connect with HR to understand next steps and > we will review together at our next meeting. In the meantime, should you > ever feel like you need my support in the moment, please don't hesitate to > call my cell 514-591-9387. > > Take care, > Tim > > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 1:09 PM Lindsey Fancy lfancy@homecareassistance.com> wrote: > >> Good afternoon Tim, >> >> I just want to bring to your attention an incident that happened this >> past week and continued into the weekend. >> >> Dennis was scheduled to be on-call this weekend. He left for his trip >> without arranging for anybody to cover his on-call. When I mentioned this >> to him, he became very angry declaring that he is "always on call" and then >> became verbally abusive towards me. We have a schedule equally split >> between the 4 of us. When one of us is scheduled to be on-call during days >> we want to take off, we trade with others in the office. When I saw him >> yesterday (Sunday), I gave him the on-call phone. I had to take it for >> Friday and Saturday or nobody would have been on-call. After that, he again >> declared that he is always on call, brought up my recent vacation as an >> example (I traded my on-call days during my time off), and again became >> verbally abusive with his colourful use of expletives directed towards me. >> >> While there are obviously personal differences between us, I keep our >> communication at the office and about work professional and do not treat >> him any differently than I would anybody else. Dawn Kellerman became >> involved in this situation in the fall because I was suffering continued >> verbal abuse at the office, including him closing my office door with him >> inside (despite me asking him to leave) and swearing at me, etc. She had a >> meeting with Dennis at that time and things improved for a few months. >> Unfortunately, the last few months things have gone downhill again. I have >> not involved Dawn again, despite things becoming increasingly difficult for >> me at the office. >> >> He regularly becomes verbally abusive to me when I schedule a new >> caregiver with a client if the regular caregiver needs a day off. I have >> always done my best to make sure this doesn't happen but he has been >> accusing me of doing a "shitty job" for a client when it is impossible, or >> not trying hard enough. I have no doubt that the others in our office would >> let you know that I always do my best to make sure tha