Again, the entire series she's been pining away for someone to turn her into a kept woman she that she never has to have any responsibility ever again. Which, of course, has led her to her current home situation, where her doctor husband turns out to be a rapist who can't give her the Glamorous Life.

>Same goes for Joan: it's too easy to dismiss her as of the
>past. Joan's too savvy for that. I don't actually disagree
>with the firing--and here's the thing: I don't think Joan
>does, either. At least, I don't her recall explicitly saying
>so. But she took offense, correctly, to Peggy's
>self-righteous, high-five me, sister! attitude in the
>elevator. She was simply reminding Peggy not to be so
>self-congratulatory, that there are multiple effects to the
>firing, some of which may not be working on their supposedly
>mutual interests.

Joan was on some bullshit for lashing out at Peggy for taking the direct approach and actually, you know, getting shit gone, rather than the passive aggressive, "help me, I'm a lost babe in the woodwards" crap.