Let us talk about responsibility for ones job.

I will not explain the specific responsibilities of a pilot, it is in the Ops Manual and I think you know it. And although I don't know the specific responsibilities of a scheduler, I would hope one would be to ensure the legality of a crew-member's assignment. Personally, I do not trust in that happening all the time, both from experience and hear-say. When I call scheduling I expect the person on the other end to be knowledgeable, intelligent, and honest. I do not always get that. To me, that is not taking responsibility their "job."

Also, I do not want to hear a sad story about new schedulers and short staffing. I am expected to do my job at a 100% level the day after IOE, so they should be allowed nothing less as well.