I have other Merrell's that I LOVE, so I was very disappoint in these, that I got as &#34;work shoes&#34;, and how bad they hurt my feet. Other reviewers said they held up for a long day on the job, but this wasn't my experience. I guess every body is different. I gave them a few days, hoping they'd &#34;break in.&#34; Nope. I wore them a few more days to see if MY feet would get used to them. Nope. Couldn't wear them more than 5 days before I went back to my broken, holey, old shoes. I'd work 8-10 hours on hard floors, on my feet all day, and come home hobbling. My feet would feel half-crippled. And then the soreness would travel up until my foot to my knees were achy. My broken-down old shoes that have holes you can see my socks through are still better-feeling after a long day than these new ones...alas.