Why I regret not being a employee of this company.

[Juggy777]

So on a nice Christmas party time, drinks on the house I and my friend were discussing about Bitcoin, he's from the finance field and he generally knows a lot, so I thought I would use my Bitcoin knowledge to surprise him, wish I had not done it lol, so when I told him to invest in Bitcoin, I thought he would ask what it is and he replied he has one free bitcoin already. You can imagine the look, one free bitcoin here collecting satoshi's we hardly reach to a Bitcoin and he already has one. It so happens that the firm where he works decided to give bonus and they decided to give one free bitcoin to the selected staff and they have promised to give more in future that's so cool. You get salary, plus a Bitcoin perks of a employee life....

[densuj]

So on a nice Christmas party time, drinks on the house I and my friend were discussing about Bitcoin, he's from the finance field and he generally knows a lot, so I thought I would use my Bitcoin knowledge to surprise him, wish I had not done it lol, so when I told him to invest in Bitcoin, I thought he would ask what it is and he replied he has one free bitcoin already. You can imagine the look, one free bitcoin here collecting satoshi's we hardly reach to a Bitcoin and he already has one. It so happens that the firm where he works decided to give bonus and they decided to give one free bitcoin to the selected staff and they have promised to give more in future that's so cool. You get salary, plus a Bitcoin perks of a employee life....

Well you have been missed chance for free bitcoin (although actually it is not free bitcoins because they are working for the company ) , but you can buy bitcoin on the markets, it is same bitcoins with employee on the company.
I think you don't need regret because of you are not employee on the company and you can use your perks  for buying bitcoins.  

[encantado]

What a gift not every employer can give that kind of gift,it's an investment of a lifetime
I'll definitely choose a company which offer Bitcoin as one of their incentives..

How I wish my company will also do the same,the employer knows about Bitcoin
and they want to spread the news about Bitcoin.

If somebody will give me Bitcoin as present I will treat for starbucks coffee..

[Juggy777]

So on a nice Christmas party time, drinks on the house I and my friend were discussing about Bitcoin, he's from the finance field and he generally knows a lot, so I thought I would use my Bitcoin knowledge to surprise him, wish I had not done it lol, so when I told him to invest in Bitcoin, I thought he would ask what it is and he replied he has one free bitcoin already. You can imagine the look, one free bitcoin here collecting satoshi's we hardly reach to a Bitcoin and he already has one. It so happens that the firm where he works decided to give bonus and they decided to give one free bitcoin to the selected staff and they have promised to give more in future that's so cool. You get salary, plus a Bitcoin perks of a employee life....

Well you have been missed chance for free bitcoin (although actually it is not free bitcoins because they are working for the company ) , but you can buy bitcoin on the markets, it is same bitcoins with employee on the company.
I think you don't need regret because of you are not employee on the company and you can use your perks  for buying bitcoins.  

I don't mean it in literal sense, of course we can buy Bitcoin on the market but the thing here is they are getting a fixed a salary plus on tip being given full Bitcoin that's such a awesome investment and plus with price hike it's always good to have one. If all employers would be doing this, I am sure the Bitcoin world will receive a boost. Though this is a one off incident let's see if if other bosses follow suit. Who knows 2017 may bring more chances like this for every one.

[mobnepal]

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It so happens that the firm where he works decided to give bonus and they decided to give one free bitcoin to the selected staff and they have promised to give more in future that's so cool. You get salary, plus a Bitcoin perks of a employee life....

I never heard of any company giving away free bitcoin as tip before so this sound really interesting. However bonus can be any form so if company haven't paid them with bitcoin they should have paid him with fiat so point here will be the positive attitude of company towards bitcoin. I will also love to work in a company like it..

But actually i am self employed 

[Xester]

How I wish I am part of that company also. It is surprising for a company to do that, maybe the owner of that company has big amounts of bitcoins and he wanted to let his employees experience the wonder of it.  But soon I believe that many companies will pay their employees with bitcoins such as schools accepting bitcoin then labor wage will be in the form of bitcoin also.

The author should not regret telling his friend about bitcoin, if he did not do it then he cannot post this good information to us.

[Denker]

So a company gives away free Bitcoin to certein employees?
Maybe these employees have done some incredible good work over the whole year so that the company decided to give those people an extra bonus?! This is a good thing.Especially when you consider the deflationary effect of Bitcoin and that 1BTC they got might be much more worth in the future.

[xuan87]

I am a bit curious how can a company give free bitcoin, does your company involved in bitcoin business, it is really rare that a company could give the employee bitcoin, how if the employee doesn't know what is bitcoin, what will the company do? will the company exchange it to fiat and give it to the employee? I personally thinks giving your employee a bitcoin is not a good idea

[Juggy777]

I am a bit curious how can a company give free bitcoin, does your company involved in bitcoin business, it is really rare that a company could give the employee bitcoin, how if the employee doesn't know what is bitcoin, what will the company do? will the company exchange it to fiat and give it to the employee? I personally thinks giving your employee a bitcoin is not a good idea

Your question answer has already been written in my post, it's a financial company and its very big, I can't name it though. Of course they and their employees do know about Bitcoin and they were asked to choose between Fiat and Bitcoin all opted for Bitcoin. I don't know but why would it be a bad idea, the value shall rise, the employee shall be more happier to work hard. More people will come to Bitcoin. So explain why it's not a good idea.

[bitbunnny]

These free Bitcoins are probably some kind of bonus for their employees at the end of the year. For some reason they have decided to pay this bonus in Bitcoin not in fiat. Maybe they are involved in Bitcoin business or it was easier this way for them because of taxes. At the moment this is very good because the price is high and they will decide whether to keep or sell this bonus.

[chesatochi]

I would like to receive a bonus this way, to have a bitcoin at the end of the year. I am pretty sure the company compensate this employee because he surely did a nice work the entire year and get recompensate with 1 bitcoin

Normally, companies give bonus with fiat money that you need to pay tax on it.

[eternalgloom]

It just makes sense for companies involved in Bitcoin to do so, doesn't seem to be that strange to me.
A lot of companies give their employees bonuses in one way or another, it isn't always cash.

[nara1892]

So on a nice Christmas party time, drinks on the house I and my friend were discussing about Bitcoin, he's from the finance field and he generally knows a lot, so I thought I would use my Bitcoin knowledge to surprise him, wish I had not done it lol, so when I told him to invest in Bitcoin, I thought he would ask what it is and he replied he has one free bitcoin already. You can imagine the look, one free bitcoin here collecting satoshi's we hardly reach to a Bitcoin and he already has one. It so happens that the firm where he works decided to give bonus and they decided to give one free bitcoin to the selected staff and they have promised to give more in future that's so cool. You get salary, plus a Bitcoin perks of a employee life....

how lucky your friend is. well the company should have a lots of bitcoin to be given to their employees. or they accept bitcoin. whatever it is, they have give free one bitcoin.

well you do not have to regret. you can send CV or some documents to get a job on that company and work the best you can to get one bitcoin too.

[Falconer]

how lucky your friend is. well the company should have a lots of bitcoin to be given to their employees. or they accept bitcoin. whatever it is, they have give free one bitcoin.

Well the company has a lot of fiat, not bitcoin imo. Its not that hard to exchange their fiat to bitcoin.

well you do not have to regret. you can send CV or some documents to get a job on that company and work the best you can to get one bitcoin too.

You dont need to do that complicated thing to just get one bitcoin. Just get a job from any company, and work hard to get attention from your boss. If your boss happy, you will get your bonus. Want to get it in bitcoin? Exchange it yourself.

[aso118]

It just makes sense for companies involved in Bitcoin to do so, doesn't seem to be that strange to me.
A lot of companies give their employees bonuses in one way or another, it isn't always cash.

The Company is not involved in Bitcoin. The OP's friend works in the finance field.
The OP thought he would surprise his friend with his knowledge about Bitcoin.
It is the equivalent of a bonus, but I do think it is a nice thoughtful gesture by his friend's employer.

[Velkro]

Bitcoin and he already has one. It so happens that the firm where he works decided to give bonus and they decided to give one free bitcoin to the selected staff and they have promised to give more in future that's so cool. You get salary, plus a Bitcoin perks of a employee life....

Great... but they could get raise instead one bitcoin and buy bitcoin for themself with it every month

[kumax]

Well, I don't think it is really neccessary to work for this particular employer to get a bitcoin , there is many other ways how to get some.
The good point about the story is, that it shows that bitcoin starts to be noticed by a wider public and that it is also seen as a good bonus with a value or a good investment.

[Yakamoto]

So on a nice Christmas party time, drinks on the house I and my friend were discussing about Bitcoin, he's from the finance field and he generally knows a lot, so I thought I would use my Bitcoin knowledge to surprise him, wish I had not done it lol, so when I told him to invest in Bitcoin, I thought he would ask what it is and he replied he has one free bitcoin already. You can imagine the look, one free bitcoin here collecting satoshi's we hardly reach to a Bitcoin and he already has one. It so happens that the firm where he works decided to give bonus and they decided to give one free bitcoin to the selected staff and they have promised to give more in future that's so cool. You get salary, plus a Bitcoin perks of a employee life....

That's actually kind of fascinating, never thought that there would be a company that would do things like that and offer perks like that.

But, when you think about it, $924 (right now) isn't much to a company for a perk, and considering that it's a financial company, chances are there are a ton of opportunities for something like this within their business model.

Brilliant idea when you consider it from the business' point of view.

[harizen]

So on a nice Christmas party time, drinks on the house I and my friend were discussing about Bitcoin, he's from the finance field and he generally knows a lot, so I thought I would use my Bitcoin knowledge to surprise him, wish I had not done it lol, so when I told him to invest in Bitcoin, I thought he would ask what it is and he replied he has one free bitcoin already. You can imagine the look, one free bitcoin here collecting satoshi's we hardly reach to a Bitcoin and he already has one. It so happens that the firm where he works decided to give bonus and they decided to give one free bitcoin to the selected staff and they have promised to give more in future that's so cool. You get salary, plus a Bitcoin perks of a employee life....

So the firm gave away around $900 as a bonus for a selected staff. That is one of the biggest bonus I heard of a company. I will assumed it only at once right for maybe once a year or something like that? You know you can have lots of bitcoin for a year but of course a bonus like that is really a big factor.

Anyways let's point with the "future" promised of that firm so still you can take advantage of that than being regret. Pack all your needs then apply to that firm now.

[mindrust]

They not free coins.

The company was going to give them a cash bonus but then they probably decided that giving it as bitcoins is a cool idea. Of course it doesn't make it a bad act it just like giving euro's instead of dollars. Have they guessed that bitcoin will rise to 900$+ or not isn't important. What matters is that do the employees trust bitcoin? Looks like your friend trusted bitcoin and didn't cash out immediately after having one. Bingo.