work for (an employer)

This is how to talk about the kind of company or person that you work for:

I work for a company that makes camping equipment.

I work for the government.

I work as a nanny for a family that lives near here.

People also use the words "work at" when talking about a company:

I work at a company that makes camping equipment.

But "at" would not be able to replace "in" for the other examples listed.

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