I work for / I work as

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I work for+company
I work as a+position

One night, my student said, “I work for real estate developer.” This one is wrong.

I work+ for+ company

Wrong: I work for real estate developer.
Correct: I work for a real estate company.
Correct: I work for Acerhomes Development Corporation.

I work+ as+ a/an+ position

Wrong: I work as real estate developer.
Correct: I work as a real estate developer. (add an article)
Correct: I work as a sales agent.
Correct: I work as an engineer.

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