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Learn C and C++. Find a cheap micro pc board, pick one of the embedded linux distros that run on it, and make something with it.
Repeat until you get bored, exhausted, or a job. :)
Push back too hard on RTO and you may not have a job at all in five years.
Quality of work, communication challenges in time zones, language barriers, and setting a company culture are huge barriers to entry for workers remote from India.
Minimum required wages of at least the prevailing wage and limited access for W2's are major ones for bringing them here. Even doubling the W2's wouldn't cover replacing all jobs.
Source: every other piece of news or social media on the planet.
I work at Google. Many of the "official descriptions" of various levels include "size of team" as part of the description. I think, generally, anyone in a middle management position, particularly at a growing company knows that "more people equals more advancement".
The extremely vast majority of web app developers don't need 99% of what CSS can offer. But it's neat to know it's there.