I didn't like it either, but then:

Quote Originally Posted by Zenaku View Post
The thing is you looking at job as something you level when it's not. Jobs are level by storyline progression meaning you learn how to play the job by doing storyline. You unlock 5 jobs abilities which change the feel/role of the class. It's really not that hard to learn how to use 5 new abilities i don't see a issue there.
So really just looking at jobs as specialisations. I just wish the crafting classes were all 'jobs' from one or two base classes, so I didn't have to level them all up too!