Affiliate Marketing Secrets

I am going to graduate college next fall with a degree in marketing. They ask us to start thinking about places we would like to work. There are a few companies in Columbus OH (Victoria Secret, Bath and Body, and Express) or some in Dallas TX (JCP, Neiman Marcus, Fossil, Zale Corp, Sally’s). Is it a bad idea to get an entry level position at Express or VS, then get my 5-7 years experience and move to a company in Dallas for a marketing manager position (OR VICE VERSA) then maybe to another place like NYC for a Marketing executive position?
Would this be a career killer showing unstable habits? or a good idea to climb the corporate ladder? I have heard each answer from two people and wanted other opinions.

…I work at a white collar job. I am in my mid-30s and he is at least in his 50s. He is in a senior executive position…
…But it was like a scene out of boot camp…
Yelling at me for over ten seconds. Maybe 15 seconds. Thrusting his finger down at the ground for emphasis. Ordering me to get someone at the phone lines at the front office. He was yelling because I told him someone was looking for him but he came out of the elevator and couldn’t find the person (whom I am not that person’s secretary nor affiliated with him, he was a guest who was visiting him for a meeting).
He was out of line and unprofessional. I didn’t file a complaint. I know this is not normal nor professional and no subordinate should be subject to this. I was shaken. And a couple days that week I had gone home at 9 pm and got in at 7 am. In other words, I worked hard that week.
Do you think he was out of line, and what should happen? Should I go about my job like normal? I know it’s unusual and extreme, but does this type of thing happen at workplaces? I don’t really feel like pursuing a formal complaint because it would complicate things and take a long time to resolve.
I work hard, but now I feel I approach my job differently. Wiser, not as committed to it. I believe in the mission but I’m not all that excited to work for someone like that.
He never apologized.