You feel that way because it does not move the needle for someone to use your own product on such a small scale. Now let's say that same employee was socializin

You feel that way because it does not move the needle for someone to use your own product on such a small scale. Now let's say that same employee was socializing or coming in contact in some way with a decision maker for a potential large customer (or a current large customer). In that case you wouldn't feel the same way. And if you did feel the same way that wouldn't make much business sense because you know business and making a profit is important to most companies or should be. So sure it's easy to take that attitude because you think it doesn't matter (in this case) or because you aren't considering the very general sense of what it might mean to others. It's is well known that companies go to great lengths for various reasons to encourage their employees to not only use their own products but to discount those products for an employee. As far as you paying for Cloudflare so you can see the end to end experience that's fine and that makes sense. However Cloudflare should consider reimbursing the nominal amount that you are paying. Further they should consider (Apple and Adobe did this as well as auto manufacturers) giving discounts to 'friends and family' because it's a decent source of feedback on the product. You know what else it does? It encourages friends and family to support the person continuing working for the company (because it's in their best interest because they get a benefit). I know of someone personally whose brother is high up at a well know auto manufacturer and the brother gets a car literally at no cost just to be an ambassador and encourage other sales at that company (and it works I have looked into buying the car as a result as have others).