Workarounds are fine when a problem comes up and you have a deadline. But once we (the GIS community) identify a problem and notify ESRI about the issue it needs to be addressed in a timely manner. (this topic has now been up for 6-years)
I guess we should thank ESRI for having such a buggy product. If it "just worked" monkeys (or AI) could do it.
Many years ago, ESRI removed a tool from a new version of ArcMap and replaced it with another one (I think it was the interactive clip tool). The new tool didn't work the same way as the old one and it put a dent in my workflow. When I contacted support and demonstrated the issue, the ESRI employee showed me how to cover the line feature I was trying to clip with a white graphic polygon to cover the area I wanted to remove. It was shocking that the solution was to "cover it up" with a graphic. And it only worked if there was a white background. It turned out that the tool wasn't removed entirely, and you could go into the Advanced Setting GUI and turn it back on, but that wasn't well documented and only told to people when they threw a fit. I guess my point is that ESRI isn't that focused on customer service.