Post-MBA IB associate are less Desirable?

Something that has been bothering me is as I have become more & more active on this platform & Buyside in general, why does it seem that exit opps just seems to drop by 80-90% if you are coming as post-MBA?

Like pre-MBA IB analyst/MBB ->Buyside is well established but somehow Post-MBA IB associate ->Buyside is impossible but why's that?

I get argument that "Too senior for junior roles & too inexperienced for senior role" but what if someone is ready to accept pay-cut & junior roles just for a career in PE? 

What if someone has MFPE experience ina different country & only way to land PE shop in US is MBA->IB Associate?

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Post MBA asos are old, less smart generally, often fucked up theirs 20s and reset with MBA

Investment banking analysts are A tier talent (below the top tier who did quant/HF/FAANG SWE out of undergrad). 

 
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