I originally bought this shoe for lifting, as it is zero-drop, which mimics lifting barefoot and not adding any angles. Super lightweight and flat, but more support and grip than converse. This eventually became my work shoe as well. I work in vetmed and am constantly standing, kneeling, squatting, awkward restraint poses, being dragged by animals. These have good grip, and are thin enough to let my feet bend the way they need to. Wearing them everyday for more than 16 hr each day, they are just now starting to show signs of wear.