In this paper I explore how graduate trainees account for change since joining a company. The participants were on a graduate-training scheme with a large, well known, high street chain. They were interviewed over a period of six months and asked to talk about their work. This paper is part of a larger study of graduates' work experience. The extracts in this paper are taken from transcripts of the inter- views, and are analysed using a discursive approach. These stories of work events have provided an arena for identity projects to be undertaken, where identity is regarded as a flexible resource. The participants acknowledge and refute change during their time with the company.
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