February 1, 2013 3:46 PM EST
It did bother me when I upped my sneak skill using the monks in High Hrothgar. The problem I have is wanting to play a character that is already developed - who has the rich history and experience I imagined - but then needing to spend the early parts of the game developing.
I sometimes may try and incorporate the development into the story (like my assassin is going out into the world to test himself - and therefore will be able to develop as part of the experience). In that case i avoid the glitchy level up for the sake of RPing.
Or I sometimes might decide to start the roleplying after the character has been built up a bit.