For accounting giant PwC, layoffs may not always be last resort

By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 6, 2010 PricewaterhouseCoopers has cultivated an image as one of corporate America’s upper-tier workplaces. Competitive pay. Great benefits. A perennial on Fortune ’s list of Best Places to Work. Human resources experts with the company have preached to clients about effectively managing workers and using layoffs as the last option in times …