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Lightbulb Lesson: Retire / Quit

I retired from my old job when I was 28 and moved here. <-- Correct or Incorrect Grammar?

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In English, "retire" means to leave a job or company after a lifetime of service, or to stop competing in profession sports or entertainment. When we stop working at a company because we don't like the boss, or we can get a better job, or we want to start a new career, we say "quit".
So, we say:
  • Boris Becker retired in 1997.
  • I hated my boss, so I quit.
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