Sure if you are in a strong stable position in life you can do that. The average person doesn’t want to rock the boat and cause troubles in their life so they install the invasive mdm profile.

It needs to be made illegal imo. The company should provide you a device if you need one for the job.

My company MDM doesn't consider GrapheneOS good enough to give me access to email/calendar - impasse?

"I would love to, but I do not have a compatible phone. I cannot afford it."

[delayed]

Spyware aside - I think about data breaches, even if my phone is "secure/compliant".

Scenario: Your account gets compromised somehow. It's signed in to your personal phone. Company data gets leaked or ransomed.

Your phone and its contents are now evidence.