This article is an attempt to reconstruct the work narratives in post-Fordist era. The study is based on content analysis of in-depth interviews with winners of the biggest internship competition in Poland (“Win an internship”). Referring to the concept of the ideology of work, author discusses the typical way of describing work-life in this group, especially: employment history, job search, a typical working day, the risk at work, career and professional future. The paper explores in particular the presence of key categories for narrative of post-Fordism – self-realization, flexibility and self-development – and shows their possible interpretations related to the concept of ideology of work. The findings show specific patterns of speaking about the work in the analyzed group as well as the elements of narratives which justify effort at work and sacrifice in personal life.