"Work Multipliers: The Hidden Productivity Killers," originally posted on the Early-stage Startup Engineering blog by Juraj Masar, highlights the unforeseen productivity challenges that arise when adding seemingly simple features to a product. While engineers and project managers typically evaluate the cost-benefit ratio of new features, they often fail to consider how these additions impact future development. Each new feature can exponentially increase the complexity of maintaining consistent functionality across various platforms and versions, such as web, iOS, Android, and different languages, leading to a significant slowdown in development speed and increased risk of inconsistency. The article encourages engineers to critically assess whether a feature could become a "work multiplier" and questions if its implementation is truly beneficial. Additionally, the blog invites developers to join Better Stack's guest writing program or contribute by building projects on their platform.