WOW! I am so glad I came across these shoes. It has been difficult for me to shop for appropriate work shoes in the small town I live in so I have been buying the same ugly, black, Croc-like clogs from Walmart for over a year now.As a casual dinning server I am on my feet all day and adding that it is at a seafood restaurant where butter is plentiful, and often times all over the floor by the end of our guests meals, I can say the grip is very good and the shoes are comfortable.I try to replace my shoes every three months or so as needed (that seemed to be when the Walmart clogs seems to lose their "springiness" to them and made it harder on my legs and back) but I will definitely buy these again! Not only are they more comfortable to wear than my last shoes, they are just as easy to clean (I just toss them into the washing machine/air dry once every couple of weeks so they don't get smelly) and they are more stylish than those ugly clog things.If you need extra arch support I am sure it is nearly always better to get shoe inserts to accommodate, but as far as inexpensive and slip resistant shoes go I consider these top notch!