I love these shoes. Seriously. I bought a pair a few years ago, and they lasted me through full time jobs frying chicken, working in a transmission shop, and in a warehouse. My old pair are, of course, fairly destroyed at this point. From what I've seen so far, the build quality hasn't changed a ton, but I'm also not putting them through near the same amount of torture as previously. A few months in, though, and no problems yet.