The guys show up saying they are looking forward to a good nights sleep.
Yeah, come across that in my time. The afternoon of my first night shift, I'm in bed getting 3-4 hours. Get home about 8 in the morning, usually asleep about 9/9.30, up about 4.30/5.00pm. Usually awake by about 2 though, but I stay in bed, resting, maybe dozing. Done it that way for 15 years now.
Doesn't really matter if my crew are struggling to keep awake out in the dark at 3am, but it does if I am. But, I don't have young kids to look after with a wife at work, so I'm lucky.