Install bootcamp to use Internet Explorer: a hassle?

My employer's IT department says I need to have Internet Explorer to access our corporate Intranet from home.  To install Internet Explorer on my MacBook Pro, I assume I'll have to first install Bootcamp and then Windows.  Is this a simple task, or will it entail a lot of aggravation or have unintended consequences? 

Do you have a choice?
You could install in a VM, simpler and a lot less risk.
You could also ask IT for VPN credentials and use RDC instead (but that's up to IT)

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