the new office perk in smoky silicon valley: gas masks - air purifier for office desk

On Friday, the smog shrouded in the San Francisco Bay Area became stronger, causing many workers to stay at home or leave the area altogether.
Those who stay are hoarding air purifiers and respirator masks.
Wildfire in nearby Bart County is the deadliest in California's history.
It emits unprecedented smoke to the south of San Francisco and Silicon Valley, where many of the largest technology companies employ tens of thousands of employees.
Tina Landis, from the air quality management area in the Bay Area, said: "The wind pushes the smoke directly into the Bay Area where the smoke is collected, rather than moving . ".
"Our suggestion is not to go out to work to avoid commuting.
Second place in San Francisco-
According to AirVisual, a data provider, the world's worst air-quality cities were on Friday.
On Thursday afternoon, the air quality index in the Gulf region rose to more than 240 and was considered "very unhealthy ".
"Public schools in the Bay area were closed on Friday due to danger.
Despite warnings, some of Apple's employees
Google and Twitter
Go to work, but buy a mask to protect yourself.
"They're selling crazy," said John Heaphy, a salesman at a Cole hardware store near Twitter's San Francisco headquarters.
"We have a lot of technicians to buy masks.
"Representative of Airbnbsaid the home-
The sharing company is providing masks to the requested employees through the security desk at the San Francisco headquarters. E-
EBay Inc. e-commerce company. and ride-
Lyft Inc.
Masks are also being distributed.
Since the beginning of the campfire in Bart County in November.
According to data from SEMrush, a company that measures online queries, in California, the number of people searching for "respirator masks" and similar terms online increased by 40%. In Amazon.
Com's "Tools and Home Improvement" section, a box of 3 m respirator is the best seller.
Skilled workers who cannot work from home choose to stay in the office, even if it is not very convenient.
At Apple donuts.
Known as the molding headquarters of Apple Park, workers who commute to and from work walk a long way indoors rather than through the sylvan site in the center, said an Apple employee who did not want to be named.
Another employee, who declined to be named, said some Apple employees were wearing masks at their desks.
Mountain View headquarters of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc.
An employee who visited the office on Friday said it was relatively empty.
Google's famous color bike, Gbikes, was largely unused this week, the employee said.
The Bay Area is generally less active.
According to the fitness tracker Strava, residents in the area fell by 77% on Wednesday and by 78% on bicycles, compared to four weeks ago.