Tech companies' largely liberal workforces have been quiet following the presidential election, with executives implementing policies to restrict employee activism in recent years. The heads of leading tech employers did not acknowledge the election results to their staff, and reactions on company message boards and forums were muted. Tech companies have shifted their focus to efficiency and have taken a more assertive approach towards their workers, including enacting large-scale layoffs and demanding a return to the office. Google has instructed employees to keep politics out of the workplace since 2019, and the company cracked down on political discussions on its internal forum this year.