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ul0Mitchell lll, Oliver B.

Friday, January 09, 2009 3:16 PM

Mitchell lll, Oliver B.;

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I:anOlllfcan you please discuss this with your technicians please. lf they have a problem with the

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schedule they need to talk to one of us. The schedulers are doing what we ask them to do.

-rrMitchell III, Oliver B.

09, 2009 3:13 PM

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Greetings to all,

This afternoon approximately between 1330 and 1400 hrs one of our techs approached me about the scheduleand the scheduiing of patients.

As usual the conversation turned confrontational. I don't understand and/or really care why the tech's are soconfrontational wlth the schedulers.

I fully understand that were in an environment that requires "thick skin" but I don't need to work in a "HostileEnvironment" just because I "effectively" do my job.

ls it possible that maybe someone could have a meeting with the tech's to inform them that as a department werebehind and it will require alittle blood, sweat and tears in order to catch up?

Threatening or relusing to work isn't a way to resolve the depanment's problems. '

Thank you in advance,

Bruce

Oliver Bruce Mitchell IIIPO Box 1912

Long Beach, California90801

9 January 2009EEOGLA VAMC

From: Oliver B. Mitchell III, Patient Services Assistant, Imaging Department, GLA VAMCTo: Offrce of Resolution Management, GLAVAMC

Subj: EEO COMPLAINT

Please be advised that the following information is provided:

Who: OliverMitchell,-What: Hostile Work Environment, Physical Ttreat MadeWhen: ll9l09 @ approximately befween 1430-1500Where: MRI Clinic, Bldg 507, VA West Los Angeles

Why: On 1-9-09 approximately between 1430-1500 rvhile in the control room for the techs

tstated "l wasn't authorized to put triple study pt's on the schedule, rvho the hell am I do that". Hestated "I put a pt on the schedule who ended up being a 5 study patient". I informed him theradiologists ok'd the pt being put on the schedule and if he had any problems he should contact theradiologists or his supervisor.I then stood up and shouted "im going to talk to management aboutyou, im going across the street. I then turned and walked out of the control room and proceeded backto my work station. Shortly thereaftedf came up to my desk and asked if he could see the Saturday

schedule. I gave the schedule to him, as he looked at it he looked back at me and started laughing. Hestopped laughing approached my desk and stated "come go with me outside,I got a gun let me shootyou". He then handed me back the schedule and walked out.