The (in)offensiveness of the sound has little to do with it. For quite a few years after I left my job as an SRE at google, this gentle little tune called "mor

The (in)offensiveness of the sound has little to do with it. For quite a few years after I left my job as an SRE at google, this gentle little tune called "morning flower"[1] which I used as my pager alarm sound would give me a little jolt of adrenaline. Even now, it's a bit startling, but it's old enough now that at least I do not hear it in the wild anymore. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hr8lhO3k5o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hr8lhO3k5o