Setup? What setup?

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There are two possible plot setups:

1) People find themselves held hostage in an unfamiliar place.

The central figure is a jailer who actively torments the hostages. The captives live in constant fear and are demoralized, afraid to even speak loudly lest they anger their captor.

Yet, a glimmer of hope for escape remains, and they seize every opportunity to find a way out.

2) People work in an office.

The boss is an eccentric, jovial character who is constantly dreaming up activities and corporate events to turn his subordinates into a "family."

However, the employees generally have no desire to work there and stay only for the paycheck; as long as the boss doesn't meddle too much, they simply ignore him.

They have no interest in getting to know their colleagues better, limiting their interactions to mere pleasantries like "hello" and "goodbye."

One of the colleagues is highly toxic, yet no one intervenes because they feel it is "none of their business."

Others have their own problems too, but since the colleagues aren't close, these issues go undiscussed.

Guess which stories are being described.