Microsoft Teams launched in 2017 as Microsoft's workplace chat and video meeting platform, and its calling sounds became part of daily office life as remote work expanded in 2020. The incoming call chime spread beyond the app through screen recordings, office memes and short videos where the ring alone signals an unexpected meeting. Because so many people associate the tone with work, creators reuse it as instant shorthand for meetings, managers calling and laptop life, long after the original call has ended.