I actually got some things at a kitchen supply auction site that had a local warehouse. I got a 2 pack of paring knives for a few bucks and there is no brand on it. I know that will last for a long time because I had the exact same ones like it back in the late 90s in my high school chef training class.
If anyone has bankruptcy auction warehouses in their city, look for things there because restaurants go out of business all the time and sell off everything to try to pay off their debts. I sometimes see things that were obviously bought from them then when that restaurant goes under the ovens and fryers end up back on auction before the restaurant even opens to the public.
I did night shift for about 18 years, if you include the years I was a baker and did 3am-11am shift.
It was definitely bad for the body, I think the worst thing for people is that they try to live a dayshift life while on nightshift and that just kills you faster, you sleep 2 or 3 hours so you can live a day life while falling asleep on the job.
If your going to do nights then treat it like the day/night is reversed.