I’m a teacher, on my feet most of the working day (8-9hrs). About a year ago, I bought some Irish Setter mens 6in work boots. I freaking love those things. They’re comfortable(took maybe a week to break in), look nice, & are high quality. An unexpected pro to them is that they don’t stink. Even after a year of daily use, they just smell like leather. I also wear DarnTough socks with them, so maybe that helps with the odor.

I bought the ones with an aluminum toe because I’ll also wear them when doing labor type jobs, but that does make them a little clunky when just walking around a building.

Based on the current wear with daily use & occasionally heavy duty use, I’d expect the treads to last at least another year or two. I’m not sure if you can get them re-soled but I’m planning on looking into that.