Many companies make MDM mandatory and refuse to pay for a phone. Most people will just comply rather than have _no mobile access_ to their work email at all (which will cause conflict with managers, and may even lose you a job)

My understanding is that they can only wipe the work profile. Is that not true? (Android).

Everything on my phone is automatically backed up. Whether I would accept the tradeoff of them being able to remotely wipe my phone or wanting to carry two devices is up in the air.

Many companies do provide a mobile, but then your choice is to carry 2 devices, or let your company control the only device you carry and use all day for personal communication. I chose the former but even that’s not ideal

In Work Profile mode they absolutely can't do that. They can only remove the work profile side and all apps and data contained therein. Not the personal side.

Of course most companies provide phones, but many users prefer to use their own, both for the benefit of having to carry only one, and because they have more choice.

Another big benefit of work profile is that you can switch all work stuff and notifications off with one click! I really like it overall, it gives great separation.

I know some. And I know others with MDM - but without policies regarding installation of apps.