I work at school vs I work in school

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I work at school' is used when referring to the location where you work, such as a specific school building. 'I work in school' is used when talking about the general environment or setting of your work, such as the educational institution as a whole.

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I work at school

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the specific location where you work, such as a school building.

This phrase is used to indicate the specific place where you work, such as a particular school building. It implies a physical location.

Examples:

I work at school from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day.
She works at school as a teacher in the science department.
Do you work at school on weekends as well?
He works at school in the administrative office.
They work at school in the cafeteria.

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Last updated: October 25, 2024

Mar 21, 2011 ... I work in school vs I work at school. What's the difference? Thanks :)
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Apr 23, 2017 ... they generally have the same meaning, however when you say "I work at school," it implies that they know what school you are working at.
Aug 18, 2022 ... ... I work at school myself, so get off when school hours end, but had to get before/after care for like the 30 minutes on either side that ...
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Jan 10, 2017 ... ... I work at school district of ~17k students, we recently performed a network migration a few years back…the network was flat! Yeah I know ...
Sep 4, 2014 ... ... I work at school and at home. What can I do? Thanks. P.S. I could bring my laptop to school and do all my matlab assignments on my laptop. I ...
Jan 1, 2017 ... I work at school and then at home. My account asks me to de activate photoshop on either the Mac mini or Air. Is it possible to have both ...
Mar 4, 2013 ... I work at school cafeteria we have 4 campasus and they made this change only to one campus,its about wearing a hair net.
Oct 17, 2019 ... I work at school and we have old computer with windows xp, which is connected to microscope which has a digital camera. Digital camera is ...

Alternatives:

I work at the school.
I work at the elementary school.
I work at the high school.
I work at the university.
I work at the college.

I work in school

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the general environment or setting of your work, such as the educational institution as a whole.

This phrase is used to talk about the general environment or setting of your work, such as the educational institution as a whole. It implies working within the context of a school.