mrginge:
2am start is not a night shift, it’s a [zb] day shift.
The only time I ever see 2 am is if I haven’t gone to sleep yet. 
As for the money, it is what it is unfortunately. The eastern Europeans I know seem to prefer working at silly o’ clock so the premium for doing it has been eroded. I think it’s because they can normally catch 3-4 hours of shut-eye while being loaded/tipped so can get on with other stuff during the day.