I work in a group home providing personal care for clients with brain injuries. Frequently, I'm on my feet for hours every day. Shortly after starting there, I discovered my knees and feet starting to feel painful within an hour or so of arrival. So I bought some Londons. I'm very pleased with my purchase. They are so comfortable and the closed heal provides extra support for those times when you need to walk backwards. For me, being low to the ground is always preferable to the too-tall and skinny-heeled Danskos. I tried them and rolled my ankle and felt unstable much of the time.

As a bonus, I found that on days I wear my birks, I have way more energy after work. I can take those walks around town when before, I barely had the energy to walk to my kitchen. In the winter, I usually don't wear these outside because they are low enough for water to seep in and their soles provide very little traction on ice or packed snow. I also prefer a slightly more athletic shoe for walking around town and running errands and wear these ones mainly for inside work only. It has nothing to do with fashion. I just don't think they handle as well as my Keens or Merrils on uneven or slippery surfaces. My knees don't notice because I'm rarely on my feet on hard surfaces long enough for the pain to begin when I'm not at work. I know several people who wear them year round at work and afterwards. I've been known to wear mine at them gym, while lifting weights.

They are durable and parts are usually fixable or replaceable. I wear mine when showering clients and they show little wear and tear from the wet environment. I'm kinda sad because mine have been getting repaired for the last week or so.

I'd recommend these for cashiers, doctors, nurses, cheffs, bartenders, and any other job which requires long hours of standing in one place or walking in a building.