What is the difference? "work for" vs "work in"

[Si2007]

Hello dear friends,

Somebody please tell me the differenece between "work for" and "work in".
Thank you in advance for your valuable help.

Best Regards

Love,

Sherif.

[Stew.t.]

hi sherif

Some basic usage is as such,

Work for a person or company or an industry
e.g. I work for Richard Branson, Steve Jobs etc
I work for Virgin, Apple etc
I work for the entertainment industry, the IT industry.

Work in a department, location, business field.
e.g. They work in Sales, Procurement, Maintenance etc
They work in Berlin, the outskirts of San Francisco etc
They work in Marketing, IT, Education.

Would you like to try some of your own sentences?
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[VSPrasad]

The phrasal verb "work in" has different meanings:

1. To insert or introduce: worked in a request for money.
2. To make an opening for, as in a schedule: said the doctor would try to work her in.
3. To cause to be inserted by repeated or continuous effort.

http://www.answers.com/work%20for

In the phrase "work for", the two are different words.

[Si2007]

Many thanks all for your vluable help.