Rams
aspiring to be like Ryan Giggs
‘We zijn overeengekommen *** ik vanaaf 16 mei in dienst van Manchester United ben’
‘In dienst van’ can mean either ‘at the service of’ or ‘in the service of’, which spans the difference of being ‘helpful’ and being ‘employed’. Anyway, he states his objectives for the first period (discussing selection of squad and staff), so we really don’t need to speculate too much on the job description during the first weeks.
in dienst genomen would normally mean your employment contract starts on that day