Good morning, dear students! Today I have a quick tip for you!
Did you know that changing the preposition that follows the verb ''to work'' can change the context of your sentence?
Check out the diagrams below to see how different prepositions help to communicate different ideas when we pair them with ''to work''!
Most people work for a company. As you see above, Michelle works for Coca-cola. Thousands of people work for Samsung. I work for myself.
We can use ''for'' to name a specific company (or an individual, if you are employed by a single person and not a company). We can also use ''for'' to begin a description of companies.
- I work for a large tech company.
- She works for a social media company.
- A lot of people work for non-profit organizations.
''To work with'' is used to explain the people at your job. It can be used to explain who your coworkers are, or it can be used to explain the type of clients you help. If I say that Samuel works with Christian, you know they are coworkers. If I say that Samuel works with engineers, you know he has to collaborate with them at his job. If I say that Samuel works with children, you know that he is surrounded by children at his job.
''To work in'' is used to tell people about your industry. Mining, Education, Healthcare, Architecture, Construction, Design, Tech, Sales, and Customer Service are all ''areas'' or ''industries'' that help give a broad description of our jobs. We must use ''in'' if we are going to give this broad description.
So what company do you work for? What industry do you work in? Who do you work with?
I work in education. I work for myself, and I work with Chilean professionals that want to study English.
Try to describe your work in the comments! Leave your questions there, too, and we'll hash out any problems in our next class!
Happy Tuesday and happy studying!
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