Tell me about a time when you failed at work.

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during my first internship i volunteered and was tasked with researching options
for a new framework for our graph component.
i researched and found a certain option which was more expensive than the others
but i made a case it had much more needed features and would be worth it, using
more of the excitement of being given autonomy and a chance to prove myself,
than actually taking everything into consideration and tools like a swot
analysis. after much resources and time and money poured into this we realised
the framework wasn't compatible with the version of our aws deployment service
we were using and would not be able to use the framework without rehauling every
other component. altough a big failure, it taught me the responsibility that
comes with these types of tasks and the importance of careful research, and
being open with the team.

Tell me about a time when you failed at work.

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