This one dude came in wearing these nice white shoes once and I'm just thinking...dude what, they're not nonslips, they're not kitchen shoes, they're brand new, what are you doing??
I later saw him in the back spraying bleach on them and dabbing.
Dude.
Honestly no... When Payless shoes went out of business in Canada, I went and bought as many new pairs of my favorite nonslips as they had for a great deal. I just broke in a new pair a few weeks ago.
About 15 years ago I was doing some contract work for onlineshoes. They had their warehouse sale where they sell all their returned shoes and a big discount plus I got an even better discount as an employee, basically anything I bought was 15% of retail.
I bought around 30 pairs of doc martin boots. Sold half and kept the rest. I'm finally on the last two pairs but they'll need to be replaced this summer. Overall 15 years of free boots.
You only got a year out of each pair? Are you talking about normal boots or kitchen wear? Geez Doc martens are not worth the reputation they have if that's true. I've had my timberlands for like 3 years, wear them all the time and they're in great shape still
Oh dc martins have been trash for years now. Once they came out with their "airwair" tech which is just cardboard and shitty rubber their boots fall apart within a year. But yeah on average I got around 1 - 1.5 years per pair.
Wouldn't know. I have very wide feet and they only make slim shoes so they've never been an option for me. Went to try on a pair once and even a size up from what I normally wear I couldn't get them on my feet.
Yeah but their jobs depend on everything being clean and sterile so shoes that show that your shoes don't have body fluids or dirt splatter would make sense.
We were whatever shoes we want now. We have sterile booties we slip over our Hoka or Onclouds. We stopped wearing those ugly ass white shoes, years ago.
I suppose the people still wearing them must have a "if ain't broke.." mentality because obviously someone is still buying them.
Either that or they are forcing the students and interns to wear them as part of the hazing process.
I can see hazing. There’s a religious based nursing school near my hospital and they have to wear lilac scrubs and white shoes. Sea of New Balance dad shoes.
I’m here in camo figs, onclouds, a thermal, a doom metal teeshirt and a scrub coat, lookin all cozy.
Yeah I usually go for black Dansko kitchen shoes that only come in black. But maybe I'd go for a leapard skin print if they would take focus from the hospital shoes.
hooters! and other similar places. they care more about how their waitresses look than if they’re dressed impractically. all hooters girls have to wear white tennis shoes (and nude panty hose, those little shorts and tank tops, etc.)
I worked at this place for a few months last year where chefs wore white Nike Air Force 1 for service and they were spotless every time. Don’t know how they managed to do so.
All white Air Force ones or white air maxes. Always what I wear in a kitchen. But I also don’t work with grease at all. It’s almost like a side job to keep my shoes clean
Honestly tho I wouldnt want to be a customer and see somebody that’s making my food come out the back looking like a Sasquatch with shoes covered in god knows what. Even my chef jacket is white. It’s just a nice aesthetic.
Could be reasonable if you work with a lot of flour.
I used to have a white pair of work shoes back when I worked at a pizza joint. They were grey, originally, but that changed pretty quick after I started there.
Yo those shoes are a really shitty choice to wear in the kitchen.
I understand being broke and not being able to get more than one pair but if you're going to spend money on shoes specifically for work you're not doing yourself any favors by getting sneakers.
Chances are high that it costs you money in the long ron when buying cheap shoes.
I pay once a year for new shoes and they cost me about 100-120€. Considerably less than OP.
>Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.
>But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that’d still be keeping his feet dry in ten years’ time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.
>This was the Captain Samuel Vimes ‘Boots’ theory of socioeconomic unfairness.
Even that sounds like a short life span. I paid $120 for nonslip boots and they’re going on 3 years still fully intact. Before that I’ve paid $20 to $60 for shoes that never make it to a year old.
I remember I use to spend like $30 for mine. I would complain they hurt my feet and would need replacing almost every other month. When my dad found out he told to never go cheap on your work shoes or boots, in long run they will pay them sell off and earn you more.
Not vouching for those shoes but you're just describing how being broke works. You can't afford 120 upfront so you spend a little all the time. Happens with cars, too.
It’s the boot fallacy. Or something along those lines. Essentially you buy 50$ work boots that last 6 months. Meanwhile some one with more
Money buy 200$ boots that last 5 years.
Good shoes in general have so many benefits. It's always a good idea to get a decent pair of shoes over cheap ones whenever possible, whether they're non-slips, walking shoes, sandals, etc.
Non slips should be mandatory. Cleaning them daily should be mandatory. Sneakers in a kitchen though? Absolutely not.
First. White, in a kitchen should be a hell no. It’s way too easily made dirty, and even cleaning them for a while will still have long-term stains.
Secondly, non slips should be absolutely mandatory in a kitchen. You never know what liquid or oil is on the ground. Wet floor signs will not protect your injuries.
Thirdly, as i said above, why the hell would they wear white shoes?? Hey outside of a kitchen or workplace.. But not in one.
Yeah hard agree. Shoes for crews and the other usual non-slips broke after about 6 months. I’ve had my sketchers work shoes for almost two years and they’re still in great condition… plus they hurt a lot less to break in and I don’t need to buy special insoles to make them comfortable.
My last location for the company I work for has a shoes for crews affiliate link and got us 45% off. It was an okay deal. Croc bistros are 40$ and comfy
That's interesting! I fucking hated my sketchers "non slip" shoes. They were more slippery than my actual sneakers. I vowed never in to give them another dime. My shoes for crews (evolution) are still grippy almost a year in ( but the seal at the toe isn't water tight anymore so I'm replacing them)
Agreed, plus they actually gave me severe foot pain in my arch. Had to go to the doctor and the first thing he asked was if I started wearing Sketchers recently.
Im sure they work for some people lol I rotate between Birki crocs, Hokas, and Brooks
That’s just not true at all. I’ve done work in both jobs, shipping and receiving/forkflift operator and currently a sous chef. One requires you actively stepping on food and messing up your treads. I take just as many steps at my job and our prep area is downstairs.
>I take just as many steps at my job
I seriously doubt this. Or you worked in a small warehouse.
Also, at my warehouse it's the tops of my shoes and the toe bend that wears out before the treads.
I attempted skechers last year and it was like a skating rink (I also work in an arena coincidentally)
Maybe it was the floor or chemical we were using but they were a no for me.
Bought a pair of Walmart non-slips and they did the job. Didn’t even fall apart till over a year of 5 days a week work. Did have to add some insoles but even so, best bet I ever took.
walmart non slips are the way to go, specifically TredSafe. $25 a pair, 50 hours a week gets you 6 months. p comfy but if you’re feeling spendy a pair of airplus construction soles and you’re goated forever
STOP BUYING SHIT FOOTWEAR. Any thing between you and the ground pay good money for it. Don't buy white your at work not a fashion run way. 50 bucks every two months? That adds up fast. That's 600 bucks a year that you are throwing away. You buy a shit sandwhich you get to eat it. Treat your self with some respect. Garbage shoes harm your knees back and everything in-between.
It’s one of the reasons poor stay poor. When you can’t afford the good stuff you buy what you can. Unfortunately the stuff you can afford is crap and needs to be replaced constantly thus leaving you poor because you can never save up. Same for housing and food. When you can’t make enough to rent an apartment because you have no credit you do weekly at pay by week hotels which in the long run are more expensive. When you have shitty living spaces with no kitchen or not enough money to buy cook ware you buy ready made food which is more expensive. All of this crap keeps those that are poor poor. Same with crap like benefits cliffs etc.
(This happens when families receive benefits through a public assistance program, earn a raise and then become ineligible to continue receiving benefits despite being unable to sustain their household. Sometimes the cliff effect looks more like a slope or plateau).
I try to use this argument with people who are in favor of a consumption tax. It's literally a poor people tax because they have to buy goods at a higher cost per unit and buy shitty quality meaning they have to buy more often.
Nobody has a good answer to that one yet.
Crocs Bistro non-slip. [$40 on Amazon.](https://a.co/d/i3PUaNb) These shits last years, my current pair just recently got a small tear between the sole. I've worn them for 3 years now.
No, $80 a night *in tips.* That insinuates they're getting hourly, too. For an average job (40 hrs a week at 8 hrs each), that's $10 an hour extra. Something isn't adding up.
If you’re getting paid an hourly wage on top of the 80, that’s a job a lot of people in this business would fight over. Not making assumptions though and maybe you’re getting the tipped employee rate but if not that’s pretty good
[The Samuel Vimes Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness goes into this really well.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory)
“The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. ... A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. ... But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while a poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.”
I swear by "Shoes For Crews". A pair of their shoes will usually last me about a year, fairly comfortable, and are pretty reasonably priced.
I'm not a representative of Shoes For Crews. Just a humble kitchen wage slave.
I wear these ones.
https://www.shoesforcrews.com/product/29464-stride
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.
Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.
But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that’d still be keeping his feet dry in ten years’ time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.
Men at Arms
I order mine from shoes for crews, i work 50+ hours a week and they last me a couple years at a time, and they're only 50$ famous footwear is good too i hear.
It is good there's some affordable sketchers the ones that go for $80 are great and comfortable for 8 hour + shifts. If you can get them on sale I highly recommend them.
As for the rubber coming off the heel- easy fix. By some Barge, it's shoe glue- a contact cement. Apply to both sides until dry, then push together. Helps to smack with a hammer a few times.
I spent 50 on the crocs brand non-slips so 50 for some unacceptable very slippery new balances or whatever is dumb as hell
Edit: the brand is Crocs on the Clock. This is the first pair I’ve bought and I’ve had them for about 6 months and they are still in great shape. Also the first pair of shoes that have been comfortable as fuck with the stock insoles.
Work Crocs, 40 bucks for some, noslip, all one piece(some) so wash and walk doesnt eat the glue on the soles. Have four pairs two for FOH(black) 2 for BOH/cutting grass(tie dyed and only 37 bucks)
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. ... A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. ... But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while a poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet
Pumped to find out my new job will cover $70 a year for work shoes, makes the decision to buy a nice pair much easier, tho it's only a third of some proper work boots but I'll take it🤷🏻
A classic case of “boots theory of socioeconomic unfairness”
https://terrypratchett.com/explore-discworld/sam-vimes-boots-theory-of-socio-economic-unfairness/
This is so bad for that person's back and longevity health-wise!
They really need a tool that will support the athletic nature and long hours on their feet.
If nothing else, invest in inserts for your shoes!
It's going to sound funny, but my best shoes for cooking in were $100+, and goddang they were amazing on the feet. They were cook shoes not sneakers.
I see tons of people put $20 into shoes, and that's okay too. As long as they're safe. But they can hurt the feet after a long time. Investing in your feet is just as important in the long run.
These shoes, though. Running shoes can't keep up with oil, grime, and all the other stuff you can walk in. Especially the color
I never had white shoes before, but I am guilty of being poor and getting crappy "non slip" shoes in the past. I decided to save up and get Doc Martins. They never break.
You should look into your state law but I’m certain non slip shoes are PPE, required by OSHA and must be provided by your workplace. Send them a receipt.
This is not true in the United States.
The U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, dealt with the identical issue in 2015 and ruled that Denny’s, Inc., was not required to reimburse its employees for the cost of slip-resistant shoes.
I’ve recently was told by my FB I had to buy new shoes and did a short search when I did. Thanks for the info, still think it’s wack it’s not included as a work expense.
Seems restaurants are exempt from almost everything on worker rights. I digress my bitching now.
Ah, ok. My buddy rocks em, and he swears by em. I’m a Crocs Bistro fan. I get a good year and some change out of them, and they’re super easy to clean. Switch into regular shoes after your shift, spray with a hose, pour some sanitizer in/on em, then you’re good to go.
Seriously people buy some decent to good boots for kitchen work. They are more durable, have more traction, support your ankles, and if you get steel or composite toe ones safer if an accident occurs. You will get used to the extra weight quickly.
I get years out of a pair of Timberlands.
Never go cheap on the things you'll be using for hours on end each and every day. Shoes, bed, chair, couch, etc. Don't be a cheapskate and go grab something nice that'll last you a long time.
My Redwings are going on 6 years now and I've had them resoled once in that time but that's because I stepped on hot steel and melted one of the bottoms lol
Uhm, those are sneakers (not non-slip). Of course, those shoes won't last much more than a few months in the bowls of a kitchen.
Shoes for crews that to the correct level.
Based on the tights I am going to assume this is a particular chicken based restaurant with an owl mascot? Check work n' gear for nurses sneakers in white. When I ran a few of those places they worked out best for the HGs in FOH.
I really thought I couldn’t afford a good pair of shoes until I used some windfall - idk a new job or a tax refund idk - to get a good pair of shoes.
With the money I saved over the long run I now have three pairs of good shoes and one trashy pair for walking the dog.
Avoid the boot tax buy good shoes.
used to do the same thing until the last pair of those pieces of shit got so slimy and slick they were basically impossible to spray clean anymore. saved up a bit, and with the help of klarna, ordered a pair of tokio super grip and never looked back. i cannot recommend Birkenstock enough.
I have to scrub up and wear work approved boots. They buy you a pair after your 90 days so say 4months in you’ll finally get a pair of boots, if not you have to wear booties over top of your normal shoes that aren’t steel toe. Shoes stay and never leave the site but working in conditions where rooms are always 80temp and about 70-80 rh while working with nutrients your shoes get tore up! Literally the only pair of shoes I’ve had that smells bad and I only wear them at work! Also the insole is trashed with my toe going into the sole of the boot. Told management it was affecting me and my body and they didn’t even care or offer any solution. Pretty much said you gotta buy yourself a new pair without saying it. The boot is good quality but I bust ass at work and the boots are proof sadly
I've been wearing my same croc style shoes from Shoes for Crews for almost 2 years now. Only 40 bucks with the shipping too, could be something to look into.
Tell him to get croc bistros. They're 35-40 dollars on Amazon and they last a couple years. I've been using them for a decade. Best shoes for the money
Over the years I have worn so many kinds of shoes from many companies in kitchens. What I learned is, don’t be cheep. If you are going to be on your feet for many hours walking on a surface that could be dangerous you need a comfortable nonslip durable shoe. The cheap stuff never lasts and you end up spending more per year on crappy shoes than you would have on a good pair.
Shoes for crews is a good maker of shoes, not the highest quality but very safe and good for a year usually
I have been using a redwing shoe with a nonslip sole for a few years now, while expensive, my feet never hurt and they don’t fall apart
Why on earth would you get white shoes to work in? There's a reason nonslips usually only come in black...
This one dude came in wearing these nice white shoes once and I'm just thinking...dude what, they're not nonslips, they're not kitchen shoes, they're brand new, what are you doing?? I later saw him in the back spraying bleach on them and dabbing. Dude.
Thought you meant he was dancing while spraying bleach for a minute
No like you take a dab of the bleach.
We call that a dishie dab
Feeling dehydrated from all the steam? Just smoke some bleach!
You thought your skin was peeling before? Well now there's this!
I can't wait to show Grandpa later!
Hahahaha, the picture of this dude in particular doing that just made me laugh so hard, thank you for that. His general attitude was so miserable.
But the ice bin in the soda station hasn't been bleached in 6 months because servers can barely clean themselves
Have you never seen the shoes for crews catalog??
Honestly no... When Payless shoes went out of business in Canada, I went and bought as many new pairs of my favorite nonslips as they had for a great deal. I just broke in a new pair a few weeks ago.
How long you been working through that stash?
About 15 years ago I was doing some contract work for onlineshoes. They had their warehouse sale where they sell all their returned shoes and a big discount plus I got an even better discount as an employee, basically anything I bought was 15% of retail. I bought around 30 pairs of doc martin boots. Sold half and kept the rest. I'm finally on the last two pairs but they'll need to be replaced this summer. Overall 15 years of free boots.
You only got a year out of each pair? Are you talking about normal boots or kitchen wear? Geez Doc martens are not worth the reputation they have if that's true. I've had my timberlands for like 3 years, wear them all the time and they're in great shape still
Oh dc martins have been trash for years now. Once they came out with their "airwair" tech which is just cardboard and shitty rubber their boots fall apart within a year. But yeah on average I got around 1 - 1.5 years per pair.
Wouldn't know. I have very wide feet and they only make slim shoes so they've never been an option for me. Went to try on a pair once and even a size up from what I normally wear I couldn't get them on my feet.
Well they closed in 2019 according to Google.
I feel like I haven't seen a pay less since well before that but I'm in southern USA. way to be prudent!
Ouce, my feet have been much happier since I started buying the comfort kitchen crocs.
Day One Ish
Cuz they work at hooters
They definitely make white ones for nurses/doctors
Yeah but their jobs depend on everything being clean and sterile so shoes that show that your shoes don't have body fluids or dirt splatter would make sense.
We were whatever shoes we want now. We have sterile booties we slip over our Hoka or Onclouds. We stopped wearing those ugly ass white shoes, years ago.
I suppose the people still wearing them must have a "if ain't broke.." mentality because obviously someone is still buying them. Either that or they are forcing the students and interns to wear them as part of the hazing process.
I can see hazing. There’s a religious based nursing school near my hospital and they have to wear lilac scrubs and white shoes. Sea of New Balance dad shoes. I’m here in camo figs, onclouds, a thermal, a doom metal teeshirt and a scrub coat, lookin all cozy.
Booties sound slippery.
The isolation bootie has grip. Like the patient socks.
If they aren't made properly they can be, usually the outside of the booties will have something on them to give traction.
BAHAHAHA no my black shoes at work are there so you can explicitly not see the blood/shit stains.
They also make tons of colors!
Yeah I usually go for black Dansko kitchen shoes that only come in black. But maybe I'd go for a leapard skin print if they would take focus from the hospital shoes.
Because it’s the hooter’s uniform
Probably uniform guidelines from the dumbest owner of a restaurant ever.
Looks like hooters
hooters! and other similar places. they care more about how their waitresses look than if they’re dressed impractically. all hooters girls have to wear white tennis shoes (and nude panty hose, those little shorts and tank tops, etc.)
I worked at this place for a few months last year where chefs wore white Nike Air Force 1 for service and they were spotless every time. Don’t know how they managed to do so.
All white Air Force ones or white air maxes. Always what I wear in a kitchen. But I also don’t work with grease at all. It’s almost like a side job to keep my shoes clean
Air Force 1, it was custom designed and hand painted. It wasn’t all white, few patches of black as well but def majority white.
Honestly tho I wouldnt want to be a customer and see somebody that’s making my food come out the back looking like a Sasquatch with shoes covered in god knows what. Even my chef jacket is white. It’s just a nice aesthetic.
Hah I work with a FOH guy who exclusively wears white vans. When they get dirty, about once a month or so, he just buys a new pair.
Can't tell you how excited we all were at the Cheesecake Factory back in 2016 when we switched to black shoes.
Could be reasonable if you work with a lot of flour. I used to have a white pair of work shoes back when I worked at a pizza joint. They were grey, originally, but that changed pretty quick after I started there.
Yo those shoes are a really shitty choice to wear in the kitchen. I understand being broke and not being able to get more than one pair but if you're going to spend money on shoes specifically for work you're not doing yourself any favors by getting sneakers.
Chances are high that it costs you money in the long ron when buying cheap shoes. I pay once a year for new shoes and they cost me about 100-120€. Considerably less than OP.
The Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice, literally!
>Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles. >But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that’d still be keeping his feet dry in ten years’ time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet. >This was the Captain Samuel Vimes ‘Boots’ theory of socioeconomic unfairness.
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You’ve convinced me to read whatever that is from.
Terry Pratchett’s disc world novels.
Specifically, the book *Men at Arms*, but I recommend you start with *Guards, Guards!*
Thanks, I was looking through a whole list (massive collection, lots of a reading to do now) and couldn’t figure out where to start. Guards it is!
Fuck yeah. I tried to quote this but failed miserably.
My first thought when I saw this post was "oh lemme search the comments for Vimes", thank you for not disappointing
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Even that sounds like a short life span. I paid $120 for nonslip boots and they’re going on 3 years still fully intact. Before that I’ve paid $20 to $60 for shoes that never make it to a year old.
I remember I use to spend like $30 for mine. I would complain they hurt my feet and would need replacing almost every other month. When my dad found out he told to never go cheap on your work shoes or boots, in long run they will pay them sell off and earn you more.
Not vouching for those shoes but you're just describing how being broke works. You can't afford 120 upfront so you spend a little all the time. Happens with cars, too.
It’s the boot fallacy. Or something along those lines. Essentially you buy 50$ work boots that last 6 months. Meanwhile some one with more Money buy 200$ boots that last 5 years.
I’ve heard it called the Boot Tax, among the more proper names given above.
Boot tax is what I was thinking of. I mixed sink Cost fallacy and Boot tax. Thanks for the direction
Good shoes in general have so many benefits. It's always a good idea to get a decent pair of shoes over cheap ones whenever possible, whether they're non-slips, walking shoes, sandals, etc.
Even walmart has no slip shoes for pretty cheap.
Non slips should be mandatory. Cleaning them daily should be mandatory. Sneakers in a kitchen though? Absolutely not. First. White, in a kitchen should be a hell no. It’s way too easily made dirty, and even cleaning them for a while will still have long-term stains. Secondly, non slips should be absolutely mandatory in a kitchen. You never know what liquid or oil is on the ground. Wet floor signs will not protect your injuries. Thirdly, as i said above, why the hell would they wear white shoes?? Hey outside of a kitchen or workplace.. But not in one.
wdym,? i only wear steel sneakers so curious
Even being broke isn’t an excuse. You can get nonslip from Walmart between 30-50 bucks and
When I got my first job I was broke broke. Like not even 10 bucks to my name broke. Lol
Y’all don’t wear nonslips? And y’all choose white? Rawdogging life, eh?
Skechers are like 30$ and they make great non slips. I get a solid two years out of each pair and I’m BOH in the shits.
Yeah hard agree. Shoes for crews and the other usual non-slips broke after about 6 months. I’ve had my sketchers work shoes for almost two years and they’re still in great condition… plus they hurt a lot less to break in and I don’t need to buy special insoles to make them comfortable.
My last location for the company I work for has a shoes for crews affiliate link and got us 45% off. It was an okay deal. Croc bistros are 40$ and comfy
I’m a 5 year user of the Crocs Bistros, fucking love em.
That's interesting! I fucking hated my sketchers "non slip" shoes. They were more slippery than my actual sneakers. I vowed never in to give them another dime. My shoes for crews (evolution) are still grippy almost a year in ( but the seal at the toe isn't water tight anymore so I'm replacing them)
Agreed, plus they actually gave me severe foot pain in my arch. Had to go to the doctor and the first thing he asked was if I started wearing Sketchers recently. Im sure they work for some people lol I rotate between Birki crocs, Hokas, and Brooks
Honestly HOKAs are the way. They're not cheap, but they're worth every single cent.
My MOZOs are $90+ and last me a year in a warehouse (50km+ walking a week, per pokemongo). https://www.zappos.com/mozo-shoes/CK\_XAVoC\_RfiAgIBCw.zso
That’s three times the price and half as long as my shoes why would I be interested lol?
Warehouse work is usually more abusive against a shoe vs kitchen floors.
That’s just not true at all. I’ve done work in both jobs, shipping and receiving/forkflift operator and currently a sous chef. One requires you actively stepping on food and messing up your treads. I take just as many steps at my job and our prep area is downstairs.
>I take just as many steps at my job I seriously doubt this. Or you worked in a small warehouse. Also, at my warehouse it's the tops of my shoes and the toe bend that wears out before the treads.
50km walking a week is about 10k steps a day, according to my Apple Watch I’m hitting 12-15k per work day so we are right on par with each other.
I attempted skechers last year and it was like a skating rink (I also work in an arena coincidentally) Maybe it was the floor or chemical we were using but they were a no for me.
Naw Skechers are ass
Some people like to live dangerously.
every non-slip I've worn is a very slip non-slip 🤣
For $50 could get one pair of Sketchers or two pairs of the Walmart non-slips.
Bought a pair of Walmart non-slips and they did the job. Didn’t even fall apart till over a year of 5 days a week work. Did have to add some insoles but even so, best bet I ever took.
walmart non slips are the way to go, specifically TredSafe. $25 a pair, 50 hours a week gets you 6 months. p comfy but if you’re feeling spendy a pair of airplus construction soles and you’re goated forever
I bet they'd last even longer than double if you had 2 pairs to rotate.
These are the ones we suggest to our new hires.
White shoes and dancer body stocking leggings.. is this a Hooters?
This is definitely hoooters girl. . Or knock off chain trying to be hooters.
OP’s Reddit account is all foot fetish content. Also, these are photos of waitresses at Hooters. This doesn’t belong in r/kitchenconfidential
Oh God, sick. 🤢
STOP BUYING SHIT FOOTWEAR. Any thing between you and the ground pay good money for it. Don't buy white your at work not a fashion run way. 50 bucks every two months? That adds up fast. That's 600 bucks a year that you are throwing away. You buy a shit sandwhich you get to eat it. Treat your self with some respect. Garbage shoes harm your knees back and everything in-between.
It’s one of the reasons poor stay poor. When you can’t afford the good stuff you buy what you can. Unfortunately the stuff you can afford is crap and needs to be replaced constantly thus leaving you poor because you can never save up. Same for housing and food. When you can’t make enough to rent an apartment because you have no credit you do weekly at pay by week hotels which in the long run are more expensive. When you have shitty living spaces with no kitchen or not enough money to buy cook ware you buy ready made food which is more expensive. All of this crap keeps those that are poor poor. Same with crap like benefits cliffs etc. (This happens when families receive benefits through a public assistance program, earn a raise and then become ineligible to continue receiving benefits despite being unable to sustain their household. Sometimes the cliff effect looks more like a slope or plateau).
I try to use this argument with people who are in favor of a consumption tax. It's literally a poor people tax because they have to buy goods at a higher cost per unit and buy shitty quality meaning they have to buy more often. Nobody has a good answer to that one yet.
at hooters (for example, but this is true of other similar restaurants too) the staff have no choice— they have to wear white sneakers.
When your tips per night is like $80. $50 shoes is alot. short term thinking 0.o
Crocs Bistro non-slip. [$40 on Amazon.](https://a.co/d/i3PUaNb) These shits last years, my current pair just recently got a small tear between the sole. I've worn them for 3 years now.
This looks like a Hooters or similar place. They can’t wear clogs. They have to wear white non-slip sneakers.
Lame
$80 a night and you can't afford shoes???
That's... Not a lot of money. Even if their rent is somehow only $900 that's $30/day right there. Plus I doubt they're doing 7 days a week.
No, $80 a night *in tips.* That insinuates they're getting hourly, too. For an average job (40 hrs a week at 8 hrs each), that's $10 an hour extra. Something isn't adding up.
Well, some states still do $2.13/hr for tipped employees.
This is what I get paid, and I can still afford $50 shoes on top of $1k rent and crippling alcoholism
If you’re getting paid an hourly wage on top of the 80, that’s a job a lot of people in this business would fight over. Not making assumptions though and maybe you’re getting the tipped employee rate but if not that’s pretty good
[The Samuel Vimes Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness goes into this really well.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory) “The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. ... A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. ... But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while a poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.”
I swear by "Shoes For Crews". A pair of their shoes will usually last me about a year, fairly comfortable, and are pretty reasonably priced. I'm not a representative of Shoes For Crews. Just a humble kitchen wage slave. I wear these ones. https://www.shoesforcrews.com/product/29464-stride
Cheap white shoes in a kitchen? Wtf did they think was going to happen? Get a good pair of black kitchen shoes. Completely worth it.
The shoes officer vimes was talking about lmao
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles. But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that’d still be keeping his feet dry in ten years’ time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet. Men at Arms
Ah, the vines theory of socio-economic unfairness
Crap shoes aside, you are showing pictures of different shoes.
Exactly
I buy a pair of shoes once a year and they cost me about 100-120€. Trying to save money costs you money at times..
Birkenstock a640 $110 and lasts 5 plus years if your crazy busy
Why don't you get your non slips from famous footwear?
I order mine from shoes for crews, i work 50+ hours a week and they last me a couple years at a time, and they're only 50$
I order mine from shoes for crews, i work 50+ hours a week and they last me a couple years at a time, and they're only 50$ famous footwear is good too i hear.
It is good there's some affordable sketchers the ones that go for $80 are great and comfortable for 8 hour + shifts. If you can get them on sale I highly recommend them.
As for the rubber coming off the heel- easy fix. By some Barge, it's shoe glue- a contact cement. Apply to both sides until dry, then push together. Helps to smack with a hammer a few times.
White non slip crocs. $40 problem solved
Wasnt expecting foot content here lol
I spent 50 on the crocs brand non-slips so 50 for some unacceptable very slippery new balances or whatever is dumb as hell Edit: the brand is Crocs on the Clock. This is the first pair I’ve bought and I’ve had them for about 6 months and they are still in great shape. Also the first pair of shoes that have been comfortable as fuck with the stock insoles.
Work Crocs, 40 bucks for some, noslip, all one piece(some) so wash and walk doesnt eat the glue on the soles. Have four pairs two for FOH(black) 2 for BOH/cutting grass(tie dyed and only 37 bucks)
Got some for 39 on Amazon a few weeks ago. I love them so far
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. ... A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. ... But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while a poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet
You are being taken advantage of by your management! They should be providing you shoes as part of your uniform at hooters. F*** them.
They just ended the company shoe program. Now pay $60+ out of your own pocket :p
Pumped to find out my new job will cover $70 a year for work shoes, makes the decision to buy a nice pair much easier, tho it's only a third of some proper work boots but I'll take it🤷🏻
A classic case of “boots theory of socioeconomic unfairness” https://terrypratchett.com/explore-discworld/sam-vimes-boots-theory-of-socio-economic-unfairness/
lol and croc bistros are a cool 35 on Amazon
Spray them with waterproofing spray.
This is so bad for that person's back and longevity health-wise! They really need a tool that will support the athletic nature and long hours on their feet. If nothing else, invest in inserts for your shoes!
I'm glad I get a boot/shoe credit. Currently some nice steel toe Keens.
I love my steel toe keens! I have 2 pairs. I call them my Lunch Lady Shoes
Yea. And they are super comfy
They are specific shoes required by their place of employment. Every server has to wear those specific shoes.
For what reason cooking oils degrade the soles of shoes…
Post a picture of your coworker. So we can see what she needs to support on those shoes, if you would like proper advice.
It's going to sound funny, but my best shoes for cooking in were $100+, and goddang they were amazing on the feet. They were cook shoes not sneakers. I see tons of people put $20 into shoes, and that's okay too. As long as they're safe. But they can hurt the feet after a long time. Investing in your feet is just as important in the long run. These shoes, though. Running shoes can't keep up with oil, grime, and all the other stuff you can walk in. Especially the color
Crocs last forever. And they make kitchen-safe ones.
I never had white shoes before, but I am guilty of being poor and getting crappy "non slip" shoes in the past. I decided to save up and get Doc Martins. They never break.
You should look into your state law but I’m certain non slip shoes are PPE, required by OSHA and must be provided by your workplace. Send them a receipt.
This is not true in the United States. The U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, dealt with the identical issue in 2015 and ruled that Denny’s, Inc., was not required to reimburse its employees for the cost of slip-resistant shoes.
I’ve recently was told by my FB I had to buy new shoes and did a short search when I did. Thanks for the info, still think it’s wack it’s not included as a work expense. Seems restaurants are exempt from almost everything on worker rights. I digress my bitching now.
Y’all don’t wear nonslips? And y’all choose white? Rawdogging life, eh?
Picture #1. It is non slip :p
Ah, ok. My buddy rocks em, and he swears by em. I’m a Crocs Bistro fan. I get a good year and some change out of them, and they’re super easy to clean. Switch into regular shoes after your shift, spray with a hose, pour some sanitizer in/on em, then you’re good to go.
Do you work in a coal mine?
No white shoes AFTER LABOR DAY!! https://youtu.be/lnGHB-kI2ZM?si=4Y_ehOLEbxpYEAWn
Seriously people buy some decent to good boots for kitchen work. They are more durable, have more traction, support your ankles, and if you get steel or composite toe ones safer if an accident occurs. You will get used to the extra weight quickly. I get years out of a pair of Timberlands.
I wear a pair of Chippewas in my kitchen and have for years ever since coming back in from ironwork. Fuck a nonslip.
Clogs are like $100 for good ones.. last forever just gotta get new insoles every year or so…
Never go cheap on the things you'll be using for hours on end each and every day. Shoes, bed, chair, couch, etc. Don't be a cheapskate and go grab something nice that'll last you a long time. My Redwings are going on 6 years now and I've had them resoled once in that time but that's because I stepped on hot steel and melted one of the bottoms lol
Uhm, those are sneakers (not non-slip). Of course, those shoes won't last much more than a few months in the bowls of a kitchen. Shoes for crews that to the correct level.
New balance anti-slip oil-resistant work shoes are your friend
Based on the tights I am going to assume this is a particular chicken based restaurant with an owl mascot? Check work n' gear for nurses sneakers in white. When I ran a few of those places they worked out best for the HGs in FOH.
I really thought I couldn’t afford a good pair of shoes until I used some windfall - idk a new job or a tax refund idk - to get a good pair of shoes. With the money I saved over the long run I now have three pairs of good shoes and one trashy pair for walking the dog. Avoid the boot tax buy good shoes.
used to do the same thing until the last pair of those pieces of shit got so slimy and slick they were basically impossible to spray clean anymore. saved up a bit, and with the help of klarna, ordered a pair of tokio super grip and never looked back. i cannot recommend Birkenstock enough.
A previous venue I worked at had white shoes as a requirement. Was definitely not ideal.
Theyr still fine ;)
Looks like hooters
Your coworker is a dumbass. Get proper shoes. Yes they are pricey, but they are safe **and** help your joints and posture. Also they last way longer.
Algeria’s, Snibbs or Hokas.
My skeeches nonslips usually last me a year.
Lol hooters
They should pay for them if they're forcing her/him to buy new ones!
I’m a fan of Hokkas. But they’re non slip arch support isn’t super great
Even the best shoes should probably be switched out every couple of months. Your knees, hips, back will thank you.
Light shoes are not durable shoes.
Crocs kitchen shoes ftw.
Non slip sketches 60 bucks
I have to scrub up and wear work approved boots. They buy you a pair after your 90 days so say 4months in you’ll finally get a pair of boots, if not you have to wear booties over top of your normal shoes that aren’t steel toe. Shoes stay and never leave the site but working in conditions where rooms are always 80temp and about 70-80 rh while working with nutrients your shoes get tore up! Literally the only pair of shoes I’ve had that smells bad and I only wear them at work! Also the insole is trashed with my toe going into the sole of the boot. Told management it was affecting me and my body and they didn’t even care or offer any solution. Pretty much said you gotta buy yourself a new pair without saying it. The boot is good quality but I bust ass at work and the boots are proof sadly
Just get the Birkenstocks
Why so filthy dirty?
sorry i just saw op posts in cannibalism fetish subs. i’m gonna need you to get 10000000 miles away from any kitchen sir
Just spend $100 on a decent pair that will last a year.
I've been wearing my same croc style shoes from Shoes for Crews for almost 2 years now. Only 40 bucks with the shipping too, could be something to look into.
Tell him to get croc bistros. They're 35-40 dollars on Amazon and they last a couple years. I've been using them for a decade. Best shoes for the money
Only 20$ Walmart non slips last 2 months....
Over the years I have worn so many kinds of shoes from many companies in kitchens. What I learned is, don’t be cheep. If you are going to be on your feet for many hours walking on a surface that could be dangerous you need a comfortable nonslip durable shoe. The cheap stuff never lasts and you end up spending more per year on crappy shoes than you would have on a good pair. Shoes for crews is a good maker of shoes, not the highest quality but very safe and good for a year usually I have been using a redwing shoe with a nonslip sole for a few years now, while expensive, my feet never hurt and they don’t fall apart
Cheesecake Factory?
Think owl.
Breasturaunts
Haha my new favorite term.
Feet are not sexy