Use of "on" vs "in" when referring to one's place of employment

Question

When should I write in or at while writing on a work place?

For example, should I write

Meet John, he is a data engineer in a gaming company.

or

Meet John, he is a data engineer at a gaming company.

I'm confused. Your question asks about on vs in, but your examples are at vs in. — WS2, Oct 24 '16 at 19:48

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 24 '16 at 19:10

At would be the preferred preposition in the case you provided, but it somewhat depends on the context.

Use at and for when describing the company.

I work at a gaming company.

I work for a gaming company.

Use on when describing the projects you do.

I work on video-games.

Use in when describing your field.

I work in video-game development.

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