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On 2026-05-29 Co‑Founder Shuo Wang (@shuooo) said Deel explicitly 'screen for…

2026-05-29 · 14:58 UTC ·@shuooo ·0 min read

Brief

Shuo Wang, co‑founder of Deel, says the company 'screens for happiness' in hiring, preferring candidates who believe they can solve the toughest problems and who bring 'positive energy, positive vibes' and hopefulness. Wang and co‑founder Alex Bouaziz present themselves as examples of the happy, resilient hires the company seeks (post dated 2026-05-29).

Why it matters

On 2026-05-29 Co‑Founder Shuo Wang (@shuooo) said Deel explicitly 'screen for happiness' during recruiting, arguing they look for candidates who 'have the belief that they'll be able to solve the toughest problems out there.'

Key details

  • Wang stated only 'people who have positive energy, positive vibes, and are very hopeful and happy' will 'continuously push themselves and go forward'; she and co‑founder Alex Bouaziz (@Bouazizalex) described themselves as 'very happy' and 'very resilient.'
Source evidence

We only hire happy people 🥰🔥💜

etn. (@etnshow)

Co-Founder of Deel (@deel) Shuo Wang (@shuooo) says that Deel "screen for happiness" during their recruiting process:

"What it means is that we want to hire people that have the belief that they'll be able to solve the toughest problems out there".

"We realise that only people who have positive energy, positive vibes, and are very hopeful and happy will be able to continuously push themselves and go forward."

"That's what we mean by 'we hire happy people.' Both Alex (@Bouazizalex) and myself are very happy people and we are very resilient as well."

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— https://nitter.net/etnshow/status/2060372360910221487#m