Meet Alex, a second-year engineering student at the University of Waterloo, balancing multiple co-op job applications while navigating the complexities of salary expectations. Often found in the campus library with a pile of textbooks, Alex is both innovative and practical, eager to secure a lucrative co-op position but occasionally overwhelmed by the conflicting information they encounter. Passionate about robotics, they dream of working on cutting-edge technology but just want to make sense of the fluctuating pay scales before diving headfirst into their next work term.