Pros
There are still a few great employees left. However most of the upper-class talent left due to management decisions and style of communication. Talent does not get an opportunity its potential in almost every department.
Cons
Failing, mismanaged: depending on your department you will either be A. lied to and misguided with a complete and total absence of logical direction or B. you will be micromanaged to the point of sheer frustration. Game is not fun, management refuses to implement even the small quantities of feedback that they rarely acknowledge. By the way they respond to suggestions and feedback, you'd think it was impossible to develop a game. Spend one full workday at any other studio and you will feel as though Cold Iron is a hobbyist organization. Upper management has no experience developing in the genre of game they're making right now--which is a fact that can be discovered through minimal research. Many valuable employees give honest feedback based on their tenured experience in the genre; they go unheard. Company culture is not driven by merit. Studio heads engage in gossip and any constructive criticism on the floor level is met with hostility, blame shifting, or excuse making. Very passive aggressive, very toxic. Leadership will tell you one on one that they won't stand for certain behaviors, then go on to reward those engaging in toxic behavior, not to mention sub-par performance. Once an artist got reprimanded for exceeding the overall quality bar of work and fidelity because said person risked exposing the incompetence of other artists/their lack of ability to hit a consistent quality bar. From talking to peers, you will find that the upper management arbitrarily doles out salary. Highly competent employees will be struggling to feed their families while other employees will be paid disproportionately solely to justify their titles. Studio space expanding as employees leave en masse. From what I've gathered, most people are leaving due to consistent criticism. Many candidates turn down offers regardless of pay simply due to the location chosen by upper management. Other candidates have turned down offers based on studio rumors (many of which are true). All of these cons are top-down issues. Poor leadership and the inability to shoot straight or display humility has poisoned Cold Iron's core functions and culture. Not to mention: MINIMAL VIABLE PRODUCT mentioned constantly referring to the launch target by leaders. Not a great way to inspire confidence.