working as designed

   [IBM]

   1.  In conformance to a wrong or inappropriate specification; useful,
   but misdesigned.

   2. Frequently used as a sardonic comment on a program's utility.

   3.  Unfortunately  also  used  as  a bogus reason for not accepting a
   criticism  or  suggestion.  At  {IBM}, this sense is used in official
   documents! See {BAD}.

[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {BAD}]