Work in or work at

Work in or work at

Which one is correct?
Both were have used in the text


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X at Y means X is a place, and Y is close enough to X that if we wanted to find Y, we’d first have to find X. A place is large amount of space where things can be built or where things can happen.

X in Y means X surrounds Y, either physically or logically.

Buildings surround you, so when you enter a building, you are said to be in it, and can say you work in a building.

Businesses sometimes aren’t just a building or room in a building, they have a campus, etc. Or maybe they have multiple buildings. So then they can be elevated to “place status” and therefore you use at .

I work in a kindergarten.

You’re saying there’s a room or building labeled “kindergarten” and that’s where you work. If it’s part of a school or greater institution, this is proper to say.

I work at a kindergarten.

You’re saying there’s a place called a kindergarten and you work there. This gives the impression it’s a separate building, with it’s own parking lot, etc.

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درود بر شما :smiley:

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