Why am I in White Shift?!

I've asked myself this question WAY too many times. Playing as Red Mage I'm just used to sticking to Black Shift until I need White, which is mostly never... So it's really, REALLY annoying that the game keeps tossing me back into White Shift. Because in the heat of battle I'll just come back, do my whole thing and THEN notice that I just the the entire swords combo in fucking White Shift and only annoyed them a bit.

Seriously, either remember my last Shift or start me in Black Shift already. Stop pushing this weak-ass White Shift on me. This thing is garbage.

Just check your shift after respawning, geez louise.