We used to have earbuds that don't need to be charged because they had a headphone jack, didn't get lost so easily because they had a cord attached to a headphone jack, never lost the bluetooth connection because they had a headphone jack, and they cost less because they had a headphone jack. https://bsky.app/profile/daisyfm.bsky.social/post/3l3mfjc6sn62k
if you need to have a phone to fill out a job application then the whole thing needs to be available to someone at the poverty level and wireless earbuds are not a survival item, listening to music or speaking quietly is a pretty basic thing someone who can afford earphones in the four to nine dollar range should be able to attain