Every day there comes a time when the smell of dinner intrusively fills the kitchens, families gather or children prepare for bed. Yet, this is not quite the case for Europe’s sleepwalkers – the ones pushing our economies to their limits during night shifts. Working while the stars are shining is unlike any other job or shift. It is peculiar, it is exhausting, it is special and even breathtaking at times. This is the experience I made this summer in one of many European factories whose lights are never switched off.