[inanutshellus]

Friend worked for the military overseas. Locals would send in resumes and include details such as their social caste and were horrified (or delighted, depending) when that information was redacted before being sent to hiring folk.

On the upside, it apparently became an upward mobility avenue for "low caste" folk who would otherwise not be considered for valuable positions.

[spywaregorilla]

> On the upside, it apparently became an upward mobility avenue for "low caste" folk who would otherwise not be considered for valuable positions.

I mean... yeah. Absolutely. That is a huge obvious upside, and as far as I can tell, there are no downsides to this at all.

[inanutshellus]

The downside is clear if you're upper-caste, but my point was to reinforce the (challenged) statement that over-sharing in other cultures is both commonplace and intentional.