for or from

[golukhanna]

I have been working in this company for the last five years
why this sentence is correct? why we can't say_ I have been working in this company from the last five years.
what should one say at the time of being interviewed? for or from?:?:

 

[philadelphia]

I have been working in this company for the last five years
why this sentence is correct? why we can't say_ I have been working in this company from the last five years.
what should one say at the time of being interviewed? for or from?:?:

*Not a teacher

Use "for" for the duration (eg the last five years)

 

[golukhanna]

thanks ;but when to use 'from'

 

[bhaisahab]

thanks ;but when to use 'from'

"I work from 9 to 5 every day."

 

[AmerikaMagyar]

I have been working in this company for the last five years.

Is this sentence fine without the last?

 

[masuas]

I have been working five years in this company.

 

[AmerikaMagyar]

I have been working in this company for five years.

Is this a grammatically incorrect sentence?

 

[SoothingDave]

Americans say working for a company, not working in.

 

[Steven Zhu]

Americans say working for a company, not working in.

How about working at a company?

 

[AmerikaMagyar]

I have been working for this company for five years.
I have been working for five years for this company.

Are both fine?

 

[bhaisahab]

I have been working for this company for five years.
I have been working for five years for this company.

Are both fine?

The second one is a bit awkward, the first is much better.

 

[masuas]

I have been working for this company for five years.
I have been workingfor five years for this company.

Personally, I hate to repeat the same words that are so closely written.

I have been working five years for this company.

I have been working at this company for five years.

I think that repeating a word too much diminishes the quality of a sentence, particularly so close to each other. But that's my humble opinion.
Good luck.:up:

 

[Steven Zhu]

I have been working for this company for five years.
I have been workingfor five years for this company.

Personally, I hate to repeat the same words that are so closely written.

I have been working five years for this company.

I have been working at this company for five years.

I think that repeating a word too much diminishes the quality of a sentence, particularly so close to each other. But that's my humble opinion.
Good luck.:up:

We say working for a company, working at a company, but not working in a company, Why is the phrase "working in a company" not proper? What's the difference between them?

Thanks

 

[SoothingDave]

I would not say "working at" unless I was specifically talking about the physical location. I might work for Company X, but be hired out to work at Company Y.

I can only speak for Americans, but we do not work "in." We work "for."

If I worked for one person, I could not say I worked "in" him.

 

[bhaisahab]

In BrE, you can say "I work at the secondary school/at Barclay's bank/at Ford's etc. "I work in" is less likely.