Inkjet isn't really a home office printer tech. It's a "super high quality photo" tech. If you got a cheap inkjet for black and white document printing then you bought the wrong thing, plain and simple. Cheap inkjets aren't suitable for any purpose; they should just flat out be avoided, like all those really cheap no-brand Chinese electronics on Amazon/Wish.

Right- for regular home office use, ink jet seem a silly choice.

For printing photos, inkjet with a continuous ink supply can serve well, but for text you won't beat laser even at more than double the price.