Recently, I convinced them to start paying me in BTC. I save what I have to save, and convert the rest to fiat via P2P trading. Its so quicker and I get great deals, no more bullshit. I think this has been a great benefit of crypto for underdeveloped nations.
If you are indeed getting "great deals" then this whole thing makes sense but usually in all cases of P2P trading specially when people trade bitcoin to their local fiat currency, they get terrible deals with a huge spread. Meaning the price they sell their bitcoins is far lower than the current price on CEX and a lot lower from what they have to buy bitcoin at in P2P orders.
Yup this is absolutely true, the online payment system and banking is so limited here. I think people living in underdeveloped nations like me can start using BTC with palpable use cases already. I am certainly doing it.
You shouldn't make assumptions about these things specially if you are getting serious about receiving bitcoin as your official salary. I don't know which country we are discussing here but there may actually be some regulations in place, considering how almost all countries have some regulations regarding bitcoin already. So try to consult a legal expert in this matter to avoid future problems.