Facing or Faced with

[cleung]

Which one of the following two is correct? Thank you.

- Facing a very difficult business environment, we will have to work extra harder.

- Faced with a very difficult business environment, we will have to work extra harder.

[Noego]

I would definitely say the second one.

[fiona bramble]

Originally Posted by cleung

Which one of the following two is correct? Thank you.

- Facing a very difficult business environment, we will have to work extra harder.

- Faced with a very difficult business environment, we will have to work extra harder.

I think they are both technically correct (although harder doesn't seem right to me for some reason)
#1= Because we are facing...
#2=Because we are faced with...

It is a little strange using the future (will have to work) with the present continuous in #1 but it isn't wrong. #2 carries the possibility of the "business environment" suddenly becoming "very difficult", so the use of the future does not seem as awkward.

Hope that helps

[Francois]

#1 looks good to me...

[Harry Smith]

Originally Posted by cleung

Which one of the following two is correct? Thank you.

- Facing a very difficult business environment, we will have to work extra harder.

- Faced with a very difficult business environment, we will have to work extra harder.

I use "facing" and very often come across it in different situations.