I am contracted by a very large global company to maintain the grounds at their campus in Florida ( landscaper by trade)
Phil, is the guy who owns a pressure washing company that washes down the entire building every two months. ( it's a huge building). When he's is not doing that, He is inside the building pressure washing other stuff on a daily basis.
The electrical contractors are they 24 7 to fix any issues that come about.
The HVAC guys are at least twice a month with cooling issues.
The independent water quality contractors are there daily taking water samples.
On occasion, I see tech contractors going into the building to teach classes to the employees.
My point is, that all those people I mentioned are not employees, but they pay a huge roll in producing the end product for the company by providing their services.
So asking how many employees a company has doesn't mean squat.