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Help the exhausted employee finish their dramatic office rant.
"I stayed awake until 4 AM perfecting those presentation slides, only to find out the boss is on vacation. I absolutely ________________________________! On the bright side, I ______________________________ a suit today anyway, so at least I'm suffering in my comfortable sweatpants right now."
needn't have bothered
The employee did bother staying up until 4 AM, but the effort was useless since the boss was away.
didn't need to wear
The employee is currently in sweatpants, meaning they didn't wear a suit. When an action wasn't required and therefore wasn't performed, we use didn't need to.