Alex is a second-year Computing and Financial Management student at the University of Waterloo, known for their sharp wit and keen interest in the tech industry. With dreams of joining a top firm in Silicon Valley, Alex often finds themselves questioning industry standards, especially after hearing about outrageous salary claims among their peers. Raised in a family of engineers, they’ve grown up with an affinity for numbers and coding, but they’re also a bit skeptical of the corporate world’s inflated figures.