Repetitive grind parties should NOT be the main source of leveling

[Nabiri]

I've always loved long 2-3 hour parties with random people. Always meeting someone new.. lots of interesting people. Sometimes we'd be laughing for hours. Lots of new places to level. I liked in XI how you'd have a wide range of places to level. XIV is a little dull that way. It's too bad, because leveling in a good party and meeting lots of people is one of my favourite things in the game. (I've never been an endgame gear collector. Endgame bores me.. I'd rather not rush towards it.)
But I loved exploring and leveling in new places in XI for hours. I hate getting exp through quests and small tasks. I find it boring with little to no sense of accomplishment. I do quests for the lore. I prefer to level with people in exciting places.

I don't know what people are talking about when they say "grind."

On a side note.. I'm also very sad to hear that the new jobs we get will = the level of the class we got it from.
When my new job is handed to me.. then what do I do? Rhetorical question.. The answer is "nothing/take a break from the game." I ENJOY leveling.