A general chat thread is a good idea. How's the view from 50?

I've enjoyed playing so far, just got my first job last weekend (PLD). One thing I'm surprised by is all the complaints about how bad the duty finder is. I play with my wife most of the time who is some kind of DD, and we get matches within 5 minutes usually. I have met some good and nice players through the finder, but unfortunately it's always cross server, so you can't play with them again.