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Where I currently work they aren't the worst but they don't give phones easily to employees.
I've had one but the thing - and I nearly coddled it - simply malfunctioned and it took nearly three months to be replaced. Then we all had our phones recalled in order to have the service provider renew the fleet; the brass got theirs quickly enough but not the grunts.
I regularly have to check aerial photos and read documents and maps when I'm working. My coworker gladly uses his phone for work but I refuse. I will not mix private life and work. Hence my option to get a cheap phone. The company can give me the SIM and pay the bill but I control what phone I use.
Is it a monthly stipend? If so, and it's enough to pay for a decent plan, then IMO that is a fair alternative.
I wholly agree with you about not using personal devices for work. I've had a work-issued phone for almost 15 years in varying forms. I set up an automation to turn on DND mode 5 minutes after my shift ends.
What I would do is find an older iPhone, like a 15 or something, and use that for your work device. My current work device is an iPhone 17e, and I just got it like a month ago from our IT dept to replace my aging-but-still-perfectly-functional iPhone 12.
The company has a standing contract with am operator and they pay in bulk several numbers; we don't get an added value to our paychecks.
Even better. You supply the phone, they pay for the plan. No more thought involved.