Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : Throwaway because some coworkers browse reddit. I had a new coworker who started and I was his "work buddy". He was mid-thirties and came from another similar company. I was supposed to share a cubicle with him, show him around, take him to a welcome lunch, answer questions, etc.

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Within the first two hours of meeting him, he commented nearly half a dozen times on my race (I'm tan and half-Asian)... at how I must be smart and good at my engineering job. To clarify, 1) he's not Asian and 2) despite most of my company being  white, I don't recall a single other person ever commenting on my race.

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TBH, I wasn't all that offended (more of a sad cringe) and he seemed to have an odd sense of humor. He kept reminding me he was Jewish by saying things like "we're a couple of the smart guys. Y'know. You because you're Asian and me because I'm Jewish and good with money".

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I ultimately decided I didn't want to share a cubicle with him since his comments rubbed me the wrong way. Most corporate policies require that you go directly to HR (versus causing scenes in the office) so that's what I did. Two weeks later he's been let go for "inappropriate behavior towards fellow employees".

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I wasn't even trying to have him punished... I just wanted to swap cubicle-mates. 

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AITA?