No role in this game is expected to improve. You can drag yourself bewildered through all story and alliance content failing mechanics left and right, barely doing a quarter of your job's potential and you'll squeeze through in the end.

The difference is, this doesn't make the designers stare down the red job icons and go, "heavens me, black mage is so very very scary. Better make Fire 4 instant and refresh the timer. RedSylphies need an easy job too!"