Initially I hesitated because I can sometimes find the "name brand" in my size on clearance for a comparable price, but the style of these was so unique that I took the plunge and I'm glad I did! I'm a 10-10.5 and these fit much more comfortably than the brand they are mimicking; the toe box is much more round and has some wiggle room. In person, you can tell how they are manufactured a little more simply, there aren't many nuances to the design and the heel/sole are very light, but I can tell these will hold up just fine for work. One caveat: the cloth upper is VERY rough, I need a long sock folded over under these to keep the shoe material itself off my skin, otherwise it will rub a hole in my skin.