When two people both work at the same place with the same post, Should I say "they both like their jobs" or "they both like their job"?

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My understanding is : If people work at the same place with the same position, then I should say "they both like their job." But If people work at the same place with different posts, then I should say that they both like their jobs.

I am not sure whether my understanding is correct.

If you replace job with dog, you'd use the singular if it were the same dog and the plural if two dogs were involved. It's a good guide. — Ronald Sole, Apr 11 '22 at 07:39
See Using a plural possessive pronoun for a singular noun?, which imho is essentially the same syntactic issue. I've no idea whether *job* or *jobs* is more common for the exact cited context, but I personally have no problem with either (nor would the user who posted the top answer to that linked question, I think). — FumbleFingers, Apr 11 '22 at 14:52

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 11 '22 at 07:08

I would use "jobs". Even if the job title is the same, each person has their own job and so there are two jobs, meaning you would use a plural.

Perhaps an exception to that would be in some kind of "job share" where there is one job that is done by two people at different times. Even then I would tend to prefer the plural.

When two people both work at the same place with the same post, Should I say "they both like their jobs" or "they both like their job"?

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