Tell me about a deadline that was heading for trouble until you put in effort nobody had asked of you. Why was that one worth it?

"Above and beyond" invites a highlight reel; anchoring the extra effort to a deadline at risk keeps the story checkable. The worth-it clause tests judgment — someone who rescues everything is describing a planning problem, not a virtue.

• What did you set aside to make room, and what happened to it?
• Who found out the deadline had been at risk, and when?
• What would have happened if you'd done only your part?

A concrete slipping signal, a deliberate trade-off they can name, and the risk surfaced afterwards so the process could improve — effort plus disclosure, not a quiet rescue kept for credit.

An hours-worked story with no judgment in it, pride in the rescue with no curiosity about why it was needed, or the same deadline saved heroically again and again.