Cont..

Also addressing your quote:

the positionals are really blegh and so unforgiving compared to Dragoon

At level 60 you will only use Aeolian in extremely rare situations. Like extremely rare. Armor Crush is just a slight dps loss when you fumble the positional and still gives the Huton refresh benefit regardless of which side you hit, with Trick attack being the only huge dps loss when you fumble it, but fumbling it is extremely rare, as it's a oGCD so you can just keep doing your normal rotation while you get into position calmly.

To repeat myself. Assuming you have the same gear, and the same skill level: You are going to do less damage than monks and dragoons. If you are not okay with this damage loss being traded for utility this probably isn't the job for you, however, if it is then you will find an amazing job that is truckloads of fun and does incredibly competent damage.