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Fraserpan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Outsource?
I have a question about how to use outsource as a verb. If I have a work contract with company A. Company B is A's client and I work at the client, company B, as an outsourece technitian. Is it correct to say that I am outsourced to company B by company A? If it is not, what is the correct way to describe my situation between company A and B? Thank you.
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Work is outsourced, not employees. If a job is outsourced that means it is not done in house; therefore if the work is for company B and is done on the premises of company B it is not strictly being outsourced, but merely being done by contractors. If you are the employee of company A but doing work at company B then you and your employer are known as contractors.
- Work is outsourced, not employees.
- If a job is outsourced that means it is not done in house; therefore if the work is for company B and is done on the premises of company B it is not strictly being outsourced, but merely being done by contractors.
- If you are the employee of company A but doing work at company B then you and your employer are known as contractors.
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Work is outsourced, not employees.
If a job is outsourced that means it is not done in house; therefore if the work is for company B and is done on the premises of company B it is not strictly being outsourced, but merely being done by contractors.
If you are the employee of company A but doing work at company B then you and your employer are known as contractors.
If a job is outsourced that means it is not done in house; therefore if the work is for company B and is done on the premises of company B it is not strictly being outsourced, but merely being done by contractors.
If you are the employee of company A but doing work at company B then you and your employer are known as contractors.
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Hi,
A contractor is a person or company that agrees to do work or provide goods for another company (defined by Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).
According to the above definition, if company A provides goods or services to company B, A is a contractor.
Per the same definition, a self-employed individual who provides goods or services to
A contractor is a person or company that agrees to do work or provide goods for another company (defined by Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).
According to the above definition, if company A provides goods or services to company B, A is a contractor.
Per the same definition, a self-employed individual who provides goods or services to
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It makes sense to me. But I just wonder how I can use outsource as verb correctly to describe my situation, or I cannot. I am an employee of company A working under supervision of B. I just want to think of a way making a sentence by using both company A and B and me in a sentence to describe my situation. The simpler, the better.
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FraserpanIt makes sense to me. But I just wonder how I can use outsource as verb correctly to describe my situation, or I cannot. I am an employee of company A working under supervision of B. I just want to think of a way making a sentence by using both company A and B and me in a sentence to describe my situation. The simpler, the better.Hi Fraserpan,
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Hi Fraserpan,
Please read my post again. Nothing is being outsourced; the work is being done in house. There is no way to use outsource correctly to describe your situation as it is not the correct verb.
Personally I have never heard the term: "on loan employee" but it may be an americanism.
I would say something along the lines of: "I am an employee of 'company A' w
Please read my post again. Nothing is being outsourced; the work is being done in house. There is no way to use outsource correctly to describe your situation as it is not the correct verb.
Personally I have never heard the term: "on loan employee" but it may be an americanism.
I would say something along the lines of: "I am an employee of 'company A' w
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Thank you very much to all of you guys. It's very helpful. I know what I should say.
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AnonymousHi Fraserpan,Hi Anon,
I would say something along the lines of: "I am an employee of 'company A' which is contracting for 'company B'".
First, "I am an employee of 'company A' which is contracting for 'company B'" might not mean what you tried to convey. If you want to say A is a contractor providing goods and service
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Hi Hoa Thai,
That ambiguity is pretty minor and it all depends on context. For example if the employee were explaining status to one of company B's employees there certainly would not be any confussion.
To make the sentence clearer one could say: "I am an employee of 'company A' and am being contracted out to 'company B'".
That ambiguity is pretty minor and it all depends on context. For example if the employee were explaining status to one of company B's employees there certainly would not be any confussion.
To make the sentence clearer one could say: "I am an employee of 'company A' and am being contracted out to 'company B'".
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BokehHi Hoa Thai,Hi Boke
That ambiguity is pretty minor and it all depends on context. For example if the employee were explaining status to one of company B's employees there certainly would not be any confussion.
To make the sentence clearer one could say: "I am an employee of 'company A' and am being contracted out to 'company B'".
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Isn't is simpler, if you are at company B, to say "I'm a contractor with Company A"?
To others, "I work for Company A, and currently I'm contracted out to Company B."
To others, "I work for Company A, and currently I'm contracted out to Company B."
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