I work in/at an investment firm.
Is there any difference between using in and at in this sentence?
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In certain contexts some native speakers might claim there's a nuance of difference between *in / at / for* here, but for all practical purposes they're equivalent. One that is usually different is *with, which tends to imply ...as an [equal / independent] partner* rather than *...as an employee*. – FumbleFingers Feb 21 '20 at 15:35
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for might imply freelancing – SovereignSun Feb 21 '20 at 15:48
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https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/90379/work-for-work-in-work-at – lee Feb 21 '20 at 16:18
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1Does this answer your question? “I work in” vs. “I work at” – CJ Dennis Feb 21 '20 at 21:46
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A regular employee would most likely say, "I work at an investment firm." If using the company name, it would be more common to say, "I work for Shearson/Lehman." Other variations: "I work with Dan at McDonald's." "I with with an investment group." "I'm a partner at Radle, Harrison and Liberfarb." "I am employed by Tingstofel and Flanders."
The differences are very subtle.
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