Frupidity: The Silent Killer of Productivity and Innovation

Frugality is good, but frupidity—the reckless pursuit of cost-cutting at the expense of productivity—is a silent killer. This article uses the example of a fictional company, PennyTech, to illustrate how penny-pinching on tools, infrastructure, and travel leads to significant losses in efficiency and morale. The author argues that true efficiency lies in smart spending, not blind cost-cutting, and emphasizes the importance of valuing engineers' time and avoiding short-sighted decisions that ultimately cost more than they save.