Every time I visit this thread, it just makes me sad as fuck I only bought 1 pair of the AE strawfoots.
Feels so bad man. So bad.
Anyway, if you are moving into adult men shoes, find a last you can wear 12hrs at a time with out wanting to cut your feet off. Some are super comfy, some are better for sitting vs walking, etc. So, put some real effort into finding a last (sole shape) that you like. And break that shoe in, wear it for a hour or 2 a day at home before wearing it to work. Get shoe trees. And a shoe horn.
Polish them, dont be a racial epithet.
And for god sakes, if you want adult shoes, dont get rubber soles or square toes. Fuk, every time I see either of those things it makes me want to do bad things.