Respond thoughtfully and with a respectful tone. Offer examples where your problem-solving skills secured the smooth running of operations, working in the interest of all involved parties. Avoid examples that did not end amicably.

"I had a coworker who decided to quit, but instead of calling management, for some reason, they called me. I wasn't a supervisor, yet I was put in this awkward situation. So I had to approach management and inform them that Chris quit. They then reassigned their project over to me. The project Chris was working on should have been close to completion. When I investigated where they left off, I realized they did not start the project. This was the second piece of bad news I had delivered. That was an uncomfortable day."