yeayea
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I might bypass AE altogether and watch the Buy/Sell forum for the Marteganis that will be coming up from Rider. They are much sleeker; though I haven't seen them in person to judge the construction, they look to be at least as good or better. They've all been $175 or less and in styles from dress to casual.
I agree with the Martegani suggestion and dealing with Ron Rider. Here's an example of what you can get in a size 9 within your budget:
Are you set on getting a balmoral? I would consider a blucher for business casual.
Again, I'm not a big AE fan, but the Dentons seem to be better than the other two for a business casual setting. If you can find two or three AE's that you like at discount, I'd buy them so you'll have respectable shoes to wear to the new job. Once you start and have worked there a few weeks, I'd determine what the general dress code around the office is, then try to step your dress up one notch from the better dressed people. Looking slightly better than most is fine. Looking substantially better than all can be a bit off-putting in an office environment.