I was hoping someone in the know can shed light on this:

Someone I know is flying Etihad in First on a deeply discounted ticket because his girlfriend works for Etihad. Even for the 90% discounted standby tickets, I thought they only applied to the employee, and were not extendable to what would in this case be considered friends, and not even family.

Or is it that a certain limited number can be purchased by every employee and given to whoever they want?