Reebok Men's RB4041 Sublite Cushion Safety Toe Athletic Work Shoes - Black Steel Toe Sneakers for Construction, Warehouse & Industrial Work (Non-Slip, Comfortable)

These are some fantastic work shoes. I bought them off the shoe truck in 2017 when I noticed a lot of co-workers wearing them, now retiring them for a new pair after 2 years in the warehouse.Lugging boots in and out of a sit down and stand up forklift all day can get tiring and even painful once the company starts requiring that mandatory 20 hours of OT at the end of the week. These things are so light weight, my top of foot pain has gone away. I'd actually gone jogging with them once...back in 2017.They have a decent amount of room in the toe area, never get any crowding. The cut-across design of the bottom of the shoe allows for extreme flexibility, meaning when you're squatting down to check that pallet label, the rear and sides of the shoe don't dig into your ankles as much. Pretty comfortable for an uncomfortable position.These things have kicked pallets, kicked boxes, kicked racks, forklifts and even a couple co-workers. I used the toe to drag pallets out on a daily basis, the mesh on top held up pretty well considering how wreckless I am with them.I tried a couple pairs of quality boots, a couple cheap pairs of steel toes from local department stores. These are much cooler and more comfortable than all of those. I'm a very warm mammal and get sweaty from time to time, switching from boots to these have eliminated that issue.The alloy toe means they're very light which is important if you're walking 15,000-20,000 steps a day while jumping in and out of equipment.I think two years is a bit longer than you'd want to stretch it, much of the padding in the heel had disappeared, but I wore these til the day my new ones were delivered with no issues.Adding an additional insole made these even more comfortable. I'm a big guy (240 lbs) so standing 10-12 hours, I need the extra cushion, but the included cushioning would probably suffice for those sit down forklift weeks.Gotta say, if you're on your feet all day and you haven't tried work shoes and have always been a boots person, you need to try these.