New Delhi: It is not just a matter of heavy pay packets anymore as majority of Indian employees are willing to compromise on salary provided they have job security and pleasant colleagues at work place, says a survey.

"Eighty-two per cent of the employees surveyed in India attach a premium to pleasant colleagues, which is the second highest in the world after China and it is well above the world average of 60 per cent," HR services firm Randstad's Workmonitor survey for the 2012 second quarter, released today said.

Noting that Indian employees are willing to compromise on salary for pleasant colleagues and job security, the survey said that people here work to live rather than live to work.

The findings are based on at least 400 online interviews in each of the more than 32 countries covered including India.

Still, about 68 percent of those surveyed opined that a better salary was more important factor than enjoying the work they did.

"Considering employees spend most of their hours at work, salary is often not enough to keep them happy at work. It is imperative for HR managers to create a work environment with a sense of community," Randstad India MD & CEO E Balaji said.

Around 80 percent of the employees felt that social media has enabled them to connect more with colleagues outside working hours.

"This is more prevalent with employees having higher or moderate education background than the employees with lower education," the survey said.

Meanwhile, 70 percent of those surveyed said romantic relationships occur between colleagues from time to time in their organisation.

Meanwhile, in terms of mobility, "India has the highest index of 142. This is in line with the findings that emerged in all the previous nine quarterly surveys conducted since Q1 2010".

Meanwhile, 54 percent of the respondents felt that their organisations' financial performance was currently under pressure. The figure is slightly higher than 42 percent people worldwide who felt the same way.

A higher per centage of employees said that foregoing a part of their salary is fine to prevent redundancies or to ensure job security, the survey said.

"Organisations must ensure they effectively communicate about the performance of the company to their employees, making sure they feel connected at work, to the organisation and are safe in their jobs," Balaji noted.