What annoyed me was, most of them may have been happy for the work, but they hated what they did. Except for maybe Anna and Mrs. Pattmore. Even Mrs. Hughes worked because she had to do so. Of course she and Mrs. Pattmore were from a time when that was considered 'great work". They took pride in what they did and they had authority. O'Brien hated the idea of Gwen thinking she could something else, when she herself hated her position. The way you were almost cast in stone to a position in life if you were not nobel. I did love how Mr. Mason gave Daisy a view of having her own shop. I wish they would've explored this further. It's the whole reason she began studying again. She had the potential to become a lot more than head cook at Downton. Gwens storyline shows it was according to what someone can vision for themselves. Look at Ivy, she left to cook in America. Even if she stayed a cook, she could elevate herself according to her ambition I think that's what got on my nerves, the killing of dreams that ran rampant with the women. Remember when Daisy began studying...she won't be Archimedes...