The hourglass is so last decade to illustrate the transience of time (I’m looking at you, Days of Our Lives).

Time is on a stopwatch for working parents in the age of Coronavirus. You have three minutes and 24 seconds to get things done.

At least that's how long working-parents clocked uninterruptible professional time before their personal commitments (ahem children) interrupted their work, according to a Washington Post article explaining their experiment.

The parent duo was interrupted 45 times within three-hours, averaging about 15 interruptions every 60 minutes.

Are you experiencing the same personal and professional tug-of-war, too?

Working (or job searching) in short bursts is the name of the game with young or home learning kids in the house. Better yet (if possible), in-home childcare or assistance at the very least, to block chunks of extended work time.

So how can you use your few-minute work bursts to level up your career or job search?

Approximately 16 million Americans filed for unemployment, according to the U.S. Department of Labor since April 4.

While a furlough is preferable over a layoff for several reasons, like maintaining health benefits and perhaps 401(K) contributions, it is also the messy middle.

You may be asking yourself: Will I eventually be laid off? When will I return to work?

So, how do you spend your time in the whirlwind of questions and unknowns?