New Balance Men's Slip Resistant 626 V2 Industrial Shoe

These shoes are fantastic for the workplace. They are all day comfortable which is to be expected from new balance, the no slip soles are excellent. They are very solid shoes. The only complaint I have and it’s a small one. The toe box is a little narrow. Not uncomfortably so but a bit more narrow than I would prefer. The quality otherwise more than makes up for it

Great factory work shoe

I'll start by saying that I don't know of a better work shoe in it's price range. Every shoe out there is going to have things going for it and things it could do better.It's important to know what you're buying before you purchase thos shoe. I read the reviews on this and other shoes before deciding to buy this one. That being said I already expected some of the cons others wrote before my purchase and can affirm a lot of what has already been said by many others while offering the pros as well.This shoe is a work shoe. It is classified as a cross trainer but has a lot of deviations from that label. It is hard to break in, doesn't breathe well at all, and it isn't lightweight as others have already stated.There are many reviews pointing to it being rough on the toes and I can see why. I ordered this shoe in a extra wide to compensate for the tightness on the toes but still have the sides digging into my big and pinky toes after an 8 hour day even though the shoe itself has plenty of room on me. While this seems to fade gradually as I break them in more and more, some other buyers have struggled with this. The shoes fit is not otherwise uncomfortable as the cushioning and sole provides a great deal of shock absorption for my entire foot, knees other joints. It does however, tend to roll in rather than out on my foot but I think part of that is just the way my feet are shaped.These shoes have excellent water resistance in my opinion, but on the other hand, they don't breathe very well so my feet don't smell great after 9 hours at work.I work on concrete in a warehouse and my feet feel way better at the end of the day in these shoes than any other pair I own which is exactly why I bought them. In addition, they seem solidly constructed, have excellent grip and are slip resistant. For work, these are my new go to pair because of what I do for a living. If I had purchased this pair for something else however, I would probably give them a lower rating. For what they are, I love them despite the cons I mentioned. For the price, I feel as though New balance did an excellent job!

So here I was, faced with the proposition of transitioning from a six year long work at home gig to a more traditional job where I'm on my feet all day, bending over and squatting, with the possibility of a lot of overtime right off the bat. I wasn't in bad shape going in. 5'7, 130 pounds, 10% body fat according to a fancy scale that shoots electricity through you. I did body weight workouts at home, and once or twice a week I would take a 2-4 hour walk on a nature trail. But I knew my shoes were an issue, because more often than not I'd come back from those walks with very, very sore feet. Sore toes in particular, with shooting pain and sometimes numbness in them. Not great, right? And that's after just a couple hours. Working from home I'd have plenty of time to recover, so it wasn't a big deal, but I knew I wouldn't have that with this job.Soooo....I did my research and found out a lot of waiters, bartenders, warehouse workers, and kitchen staff love these shoes and said that's good enough for me. Best decision I've ever made. I've never had shoes this comfortable. It's like walking on clouds. The comparison between these shoes and every other pair of shoes I've ever owned is like the comparison between whatever couch you have at home and a concrete slab with a spike strip on it to stop homeless people from sleeping there. The transition period into this job was kinda rough. On my back, my shoulders, my legs. But you know what has been 100% fine? My feet. I am so, so, so happy with this purchase I can't even tell you.About a month after I started the new job we also had a move into a new apartment scheduled, for the first time in about ten years (isn't it weird how big life changes tend to happen all at once?). After the move my girlfriend's feet were killing her in a way they hadn't for years (she has an office job). We were sitting in the aftermath, trying to impose some order on our belongings and get the bed set up and she just couldn't even walk. I had been raving about these shoes every day for the last three weeks, so she asks, "can I try wearing your new balances?" I say sure. She puts them on and, I kid you not, her pain instantly went away. Even though they're not even the right size and too big for her, and even though the damage "had already been done," so to speak, she felt immediate relief. I cannot stress enough how much you need these shoes yesterday. If I had infinite money I would drive around throwing these shoes at random passerby, and after they got over the initial anger at the shoe-shaped imprint left on their forehead they would thank me.

These shoes are durable. Regular street shoes do not last more than a week at my job, but these have held up for four months.The non-slip feature also seems to work nicely. I regularly have to walk through pools of oil, coolant, and metal chips, and have yet to even come close to slipping.Apparently at some point something fell on my foot and left a tear in the fabric. I didn't even notice, so the composite toe did its job.By far the best feature though is the fact that it comes in 6E wide. Finally, a heavy-duty work shoe that doesn't cause blisters on the sides of my feet!I will buy another pair of these when they are eventually worn down to nubs.

Helped my son out while he worked . Comfortable and worked for him