I’ve been working with the same company for two years now.

Two full years of showing up, delivering results, being reliable, and proving I’m not chasing shortcuts or “get rich quick” schemes.

During this time, I suggested something simple and transparent:

part of my compensation being paid in Bitcoin.

Not trading.

Not gambling.

Not speculation.

Just getting paid in the hardest money ever created.

And yet, the idea was immediately treated with suspicion.

As if anything outside the 9–5 fiat system must automatically be a scam.

That’s when it really hit me:

society isn’t afraid of scams, it’s afraid of change.

We’ve been conditioned to believe that money is only “real” if it comes through a paycheck, a bank, and a system that constantly loses value.

So when you propose an alternative that removes middlemen, inflation, and permission, people don’t analyze it, they reject it.

I didn’t ask for a raise.

I didn’t ask for favors.

I just asked to be paid in a different form of money.

Two years later, the answer is still no.

Not because it doesn’t work, but because it challenges the mental model they’re comfortable with.

Bitcoin doesn’t fit neatly into the 9–5 narrative.

And that alone is enough for many to label it a “scam.”

But time has a way of educating everyone.

Some sooner by curiosity.

Others later by necessity.

I’m patient. 🧡