Right on

I don't work there but I have a few friends that do and have also been contacted by recruiters from amex so I have a decent picture of what the company is like, at least for the finance track. 1. For finance they like to rotate/move people every 18 months or so. This is a good thing. You learn new skills and I believe they encourage doing this well beyond your first few years as an analyst so you can continually learn. 2. Analysts do NOT receive bonuses. The salary for an analyst, depending on if they're first year or second year, is around 62-65k. Senior analysts are around 70k, but it doesn't seem like it takes too long to get promoted there (also, not sure if senior analysts are bonus eligible or if just regular analysts are exempt). 3. As far as learning the credit card industry pigeonholing you, I wouldn't worry about it too much unless you have been at amex for 5+ years. People often worry that one set of experiences will pigeonhole you even at an early point in your career, but from my experience that has not been the case at all, especially within corporate finance. Perhaps it would be difficult to go from a consumer rewards points analytics group at amex to american airlines, but you could certainly transition to any other major financial institution's planning and analysis groups without too much headache. 4. Culture is supposed to be awesome. Everyone I know there works on average from 9 - 7, with quarter end / earnings being a little worse. But they definitely value work/life balance and company culture there.

Also, as far as post-MBA programs, their's is supposed to be pretty much #1 for corporate finance (American Airlines is up there too I believe). I'm guessing you're just graduating undergrad, but just thought I'd throw that tidbit out there.