Google Has a Bedbug Infestation in Its New York Offices

Google employees are working The company’s Chelsea campus in New York City received a notice Sunday warning of a potential Bed bug outbreaks Exterminators arrived at the scene with a sniffer dog “and found credible evidence of their presence,” according to an email obtained by Wired at the office. Email sent to all Google New York employees on behalf of the company’s environmental, health, and safety team.

Employees were asked to avoid the office until treatment was complete. They were allowed to return on Monday morning. Google is conducting additional inspections at other Google campuses in New York, including the company’s Hudson Square campus building, “out of an abundance of caution,” the email said.

The agency advises workers to submit a report “if you experience symptoms you believe are associated with possible bedbug exposure.” Additionally, “if you suspect you have seen a bedbug onsite,” employees were told to report the sighting to the facilities team. If workers are asked to contact professional exterminators They found bedbugs in their house.

Sources tell Wired that Google’s offices in New York are home to several large stuffed animals that are rumored to be involved in the outbreak. WIRED was unable to verify this information prior to publication. Google declined to comment.

This is not the first time a bug has been caught in Google’s office in New York. In 2010, the company’s 9th Avenue office in Manhattan Experience an outbreak Amid a widespread bedbug infestation in New York.