The Advidi family is an eclectic mix, and we come in all shapes and sizes. To help you get to know some of us better, we’ve dragged the tech team away from their screens for a minute to answer some of life’s most important questions.
1. Firstly, what’s your favorite movie?
Jorden: The Dark Knight
Milica: Hachi
Stephen A: Gattaca
Dave: The Prestige
Alex: Joker, Spider-Man movies
Dimitrios: The intouchables
Sander: Why pick one favorite?
Nikol: Black Swan
Kevin: The Shawshank Redemption
Marina: Harry Potter (any part)
2. And one thing you can’t live without?
Jorden: My computer
Milica: My phone (learned that the hard way)
Stephen A: A bike
Dave: My wife and kids
Alex: Laptop with internet
Dimitrios: Headphones
Sander: Maybe the internet?
Nikol: Books (family is not a thing :D)
Kevin: My family and friends
Marina: Internet
3. Favorite weekend activity?
Jorden: Going places with the dog
Milica: Sleeping without an alarm set
Stephen A: Getting outside
Dave: Museum
Alex: BBQ
Dimitrios: Hanging out with friends
Sander: Going for a walk
Nikol: Going in nature
Kevin: Playing padel and bbqing
Marina: Workouts and matcha dates with friends
4. What is a guilty pleasure of yours?
Jorden: Redbull
Milica: Reading comment sections in news portals
Stephen A: Video games
Dave: Browsing the AITAH subreddit.
Alex: Watch stupid videos on YouTube for hours
Dimitrios: Cooking
Nikol: Sourdough and pastries
Kevin: My lovely Crocs
Marina: Tiktok recipes and Housewives of Beverly Hills
Our in-house chef, Kai, is the glue that keeps this company together. His lunches are legendary, and his ‘best dish’ is a hot topic in the office, so we had to ask our tech team:
5. Which Kai special is your favourite?
Jorden: Belgium Beer Stew
Milica: Tuna steak
Stephen A: Poke Bowl
Dave: Beef Wellington
Alex: Poke Bowl & Carbonara
Dimitrios: Kaibonara
Sander: Burger
Nikol: Literally anything, but if I have to choose – herbed potato wedges
Kevin: Taco’s
Marina: Pokebowl
There’s lots to do around our office to help digest a delicious lunch. The beautiful Westerpark is just across the street, and we have all sorts of fun activities around the office like darts, table tennis, Mario Kart, FIFA and more.
6. What’s your go-to after lunch activity?
Jorden: Mario kart
Milica: Walk through Westerpark (non-rainy days only)
Stephen A: Mario Kart
Dave: Continue Working
Alex: Walk
Dimitrios: Walking in westerpark
Sander: Mario kart
Nikol: Walk
Kevin: Going for a walk or playing some playstation, darts
Marina: Matcha walk with hope of seeing a cute dog
7. What song would you choose to be the tech team anthem?
Jorden: Game of Thrones intro song – cat edition
Milica: Game of Thrones intro – Jorden meowing
Stephen A: In Motion – Trent Reznor
Dave: Pirates of the Caribbean (cover by Squeal Cat)
Alex: Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out for a Hero
Dimitrios: Don’t stop me now – Queen
Nikol: Ride of the Valkyries
Marina: Nyan Cat
8. How do you like to unwind after a long day in the office?
Jorden: Chill on the couch and watch a movie
Milica: Relax in a bathtub with a nice bath bomb
Stephen A: A workout
Dave: Hug the family, play some games.
Alex: Bike/Walk/Gym
Dimitrios: Exercising
Sander: Chill on the couch or gaming
Nikol: Listening to music or audiobooks on the train home
Kevin: Spending time with the family or gaming
Marina: Playing Sims or Korean skincare research
9. Favorite aspect of working with Advidi?
Jorden: Great colleagues, big challenges and a lot of freedom
Milica: Working with amazing teammates
Stephen A: The technical freedom
Dave: Freedom
Alex: People & Freedom
Dimitrios: Our team
Sander: Team/People and relaxed atmosphere
Nikol: The team spirit, the people I get to work with and freedom
Kevin: I have great colleagues
Marina: The people!
10. And finally, what’s the best thing about living in Amsterdam?
Jorden: Many options for everything you want to do
Milica: Just looking at beautiful and unique architecture is enough, there is no such city in the world
Stephen A: Not living in Amsterdam 😉
Dave: Thankfully I don’t live there.
Alex: You can find anything that you need here
Dimitrios: Vibrant life
Sander: I live in the beautiful Heiloo
Nikol: Some days I wish I lived there because you have so much to do, but then again…tourists and noise 😀
Kevin: I live in the beautiful Beemster
Marina: It offers big city entertainment in a small city environment
