Yaneek Griffith

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

@prezmitch_ @ncbja @ncbja it took the ABM less than 3 minutes to take my money. Why do I have to wait over 2 weeks to get it back?

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

@prezmitch_ @ncbja I had some cash taken at an ABM outside on of their locations, I used their phone to contact customer service less than a minute after. I was told I had to wait 3 business days for an investigation. I was called n Wednesday to say they need 10 more days.

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

A Gen Z walked into the interview.

Halfway through, the recruiter said,
“The role requires 5+ years of experience.”

Gen Z nodded.

Then asked,
“Five years doing what, exactly?”

The panel paused.

HR clarified,
“The JD clearly states 5+ years. You only have 2.
Why shouldn’t we pick someone with more experience than you?”

Gen Z didn’t argue.
Didn’t interrupt.
Just asked another question.

“In doing it right…
or in repeating the same mistakes longer?”

Silence.

Because everyone in that room knew this truth:

Someone can have 10 years of experience
and still be average.

Someone can have 2 years,
solve harder problems,
and outperform the team.

Time served doesn’t equal competence
It just means someone stayed.

Gen Z continued, calmly.

“I’ve worked with people who had six months on the job
and understood the work better than people with a decade.”

No disrespect.
No arrogance.
Just reality.

Years of experience became the easiest filter.
Not the smartest one.

When you don’t want to assess skill,
you count time.

But time only measures
how long someone’s been paid—
not how well they can do the work.

So Gen Z reframed it.

“What actually matters is simple:
- Can I solve the problem you’re hiring for?
- Can I show you proof I’ve done it well?”

That’s it.

Because if someone can demonstrate competence in 2 years,
they’re already qualified.

And if someone can’t demonstrate it in 10, more time won’t fix that.

That’s when the room understood.

When people say
“Gen Z is entitled,”
what they really mean is:

Gen Z stopped accepting weak filters
and started asking better questions.

For candidates:
Apply anyway.
If you can do the work, the years are negotiable.

For employers:
Stop using time as a substitute for judgment.

Hire for ability.
Hire for proof.
Not for tenure.

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

5 years back, I saw something that still hasn’t left me.

A pregnant woman came in.
Healthy. Smiling.
No complications throughout her pregnancy.
No “high-risk” label.
No warning signs.

The kind of case where the whole family walks in expecting just one thing:
a baby’s cry.

Her labour progressed well.
Everything looked routine.

And then…

something happened so fast
that it didn’t even feel real.

She suddenly said:
“I can’t breathe.”

Not mild discomfort.
Not anxiety.

Real breathlessness.
The kind that makes everyone in the room freeze for half a second
before panic takes over.

Her breathing became rapid.
Her face changed.
Her body started trembling.

And within moments
she collapsed.

The room flipped instantly.

From:
“Almost done.”
To:
“CALL FOR HELP.”

From:
“Everything is fine.”
To:
“START CPR.”

Machines started beeping.
Oxygen was rushed.
Lines were placed.
Drugs were pushed.

Seconds felt like minutes.

And then the unthinkable happened.
Despite everything…
she couldn’t be saved.

And then came the part that shattered everyone.

The family saw a perfectly healthy pregnant woman walk in…
and a dead body come out.

They didn’t ask politely.
They didn’t process slowly.
They exploded.

“How can a healthy woman die like this?!”
“There were NO complications in the entire pregnancy!”

“You doctors have killed her!”

Some were crying.
Some were shouting.
Some were blaming anyone they could see.

And honestly…
I couldn’t even blame them.
Because to a normal person, this doesn’t make sense.

A normal pregnancy.
A normal delivery.

And then sudden death?
It feels impossible.
It feels like someone must have “done something wrong.”

But the truth is…

sometimes medicine witnesses something terrifying:
A body can collapse like a switch has been turned off.

I was just a new intern then, I asked my seniors and that day, I learnt the name of that nightmare.

"Amniotic Fluid Embolism"

And that’s when it hit me:
We take pregnancy for granted because we only see the “happy ending.”
But behind the scenes, a woman’s body is walking a tightrope every single day…
and sometimes, everything can change within seconds... without any warning.

[Bearded Tesla @BeardedTesla]

If you have kids, this will hit hard. You’ve been warned 😭

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

@RenMc11 I've been getting deliveries a week after placing the order.

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

@NationwideRadio Was this the only picture you could find of the principal? This does not depict what her hair currently looks like.

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

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Not every social issue requires your comment.

[Golden State Warriors @warriors]

On to the next!

[Golden State Warriors @warriors]

WARRRIRORSSSSSSSSS

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[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

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[Pablo @4reezingPoint]

We need $50-$70 plane tickets to & from anywhere in the Caribbean

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

@yooneedmorejodi Super valu has the same quantity (maybe even more) for a third of that cost.

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

@Csportmedia is showing today's games but never announced it 🤔.

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

@CNationsLeague @Concacaf @USMNT @jff_football @Concacaf why was the clock changed from 4 minutes to 5 minutes and restarted 1 minute into the extra 4 minutes that was announced?

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

Watch the clock.

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

So 4 minutes was added for extra time in the Jamaica vs USA match, after 1 minute plus was played the clock vanished and reappeared with 5 minutes added starting from 0:00. Make it make sense.

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

@jff_football Did no one see the clock restart with an extra minute added?

[Yaneek Griffith @yaneekgriffith]

@Spentacular_Dan @jff_football Thought I was the only one who saw this. How????