October 2008 Puzzle Solution

Given the flavor about downsizing and cutting positions, you might notice that all of the listed words have a popular shortened form. Write down all the shortened versions, and then take the last letters to get the message NONCOMPACT PROF. Expand the word "prof" to get the position we need to cut next, PROFESSOR:

Profession Short Form Last Letter administrator admin N professional pro O convict con N doctor doc C stenographer steno O Democrat Dem M umpire ump P Rastafarian Rasta A executive exec C veterinarian vet T representative rep P superintendent super R kleptomaniac klepto O referee ref F

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