diff --git a/src/praetor/mod.rs b/src/praetor/mod.rs
index afe0ba1..eefb23f 100644
--- a/src/praetor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/praetor/mod.rs
@@ -953,6 +953,10 @@ mod job {
             Self { result }
         }
 
+        pub fn into_inner(self) -> std::thread::Result<T> {
+            self.result
+        }
+
         // unwraps the result, propagating panics
         pub fn into_result(self) -> T {
             match self.result {
diff --git a/src/praetor/tests.rs b/src/praetor/tests.rs
index 5f774f3..0e88370 100644
--- a/src/praetor/tests.rs
+++ b/src/praetor/tests.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use std::{mem::MaybeUninit, pin::Pin};
+use std::{
+    mem::MaybeUninit,
+    pin::{pin, Pin},
+};
 
 use super::{util::TaggedAtomicPtr, *};
 
@@ -11,11 +14,11 @@ fn pin_ptr<T>(pin: &Pin<&mut T>) -> NonNull<T> {
 fn new_job() {
     let mut list = JobList::new();
 
-    let stack = pin!(StackJob::new(|_: &Scope| 3 + 3));
+    let stack = StackJob::new(|| 3 + 3, crate::latch::MutexLatch::new());
 
-    let job = pin!(stack.as_ref().as_job());
+    let job = stack.as_job();
     unsafe {
-        list.push_front(job.as_ref());
+        list.push_front(&job);
     }
 
     unsafe {
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ fn new_job() {
 
         _ = stack.unwrap();
         job_ref.complete(Ok(6));
-        let result = job_ref.wait();
+        let result = job_ref.wait().into_inner();
         assert_eq!(result.ok(), Some(6));
     }
 }
@@ -37,14 +40,14 @@ fn job_list_pop_back() {
     let c = pin!(Job::empty());
 
     unsafe {
-        list.push_front(a.as_ref());
-        list.push_front(b.as_ref());
-        list.push_back(c.as_ref());
+        list.push_front(&a);
+        list.push_front(&b);
+        list.push_back(&c);
     }
 
     assert_eq!(list.pop_back(), Some(pin_ptr(&c)));
     unsafe {
-        list.push_front(c.as_ref());
+        list.push_front(&c);
     }
     assert_eq!(list.pop_back(), Some(pin_ptr(&a)));
     assert_eq!(list.pop_back(), Some(pin_ptr(&b)));
@@ -61,14 +64,14 @@ fn job_list_pop_front() {
     let c = pin!(Job::<()>::empty());
 
     unsafe {
-        list.push_front(a.as_ref());
-        list.push_front(b.as_ref());
-        list.push_back(c.as_ref());
+        list.push_front(&a);
+        list.push_front(&b);
+        list.push_back(&c);
     }
 
     assert_eq!(list.pop_front(), Some(pin_ptr(&b)));
     unsafe {
-        list.push_back(b.as_ref());
+        list.push_back(&b);
     }
     assert_eq!(list.pop_front(), Some(pin_ptr(&a)));
     assert_eq!(list.pop_front(), Some(pin_ptr(&c)));
@@ -85,9 +88,9 @@ fn unlink_job_middle() {
     let c = pin!(Job::<()>::empty());
 
     unsafe {
-        list.push_front(a.as_ref());
-        list.push_front(b.as_ref());
-        list.push_front(c.as_ref());
+        list.push_front(&a);
+        list.push_front(&b);
+        list.push_front(&c);
     }
 
     unsafe {
@@ -108,9 +111,9 @@ fn unlink_job_front() {
     let c = pin!(Job::<()>::empty());
 
     unsafe {
-        list.push_front(a.as_ref());
-        list.push_front(b.as_ref());
-        list.push_front(c.as_ref());
+        list.push_front(&a);
+        list.push_front(&b);
+        list.push_front(&c);
     }
 
     unsafe {
@@ -131,9 +134,9 @@ fn unlink_job_back() {
     let c = pin!(Job::<()>::empty());
 
     unsafe {
-        list.push_front(a.as_ref());
-        list.push_front(b.as_ref());
-        list.push_front(c.as_ref());
+        list.push_front(&a);
+        list.push_front(&b);
+        list.push_front(&c);
     }
 
     unsafe {
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ fn unlink_job_single() {
     let a = pin!(Job::<()>::empty());
 
     unsafe {
-        list.push_front(a.as_ref());
+        list.push_front(&a);
     }
 
     unsafe {
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ fn job_list_pop_back_emptied() {
     let a = pin!(Job::<()>::empty());
 
     unsafe {
-        list.push_front(a.as_ref());
+        list.push_front(&a);
     }
 
     assert_eq!(list.pop_back(), Some(pin_ptr(&a)));
@@ -357,7 +360,7 @@ fn job_list_pop_front_emptied() {
     let a = pin!(Job::<()>::empty());
 
     unsafe {
-        list.push_front(a.as_ref());
+        list.push_front(&a);
     }
 
     assert_eq!(list.pop_front(), Some(pin_ptr(&a)));
@@ -367,9 +370,27 @@ fn job_list_pop_front_emptied() {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[tracing_test::traced_test]
 fn spawn() {
     let pool = ThreadPool::new();
 
+    let mut x = 0;
+    pool.scope(|s| {
+        tracing::info!("scope");
+        s.spawn(|_| {
+            tracing::info!("spawn");
+            x += 1;
+            tracing::info!("x: {x}");
+        });
+        tracing::info!("~scope");
+    });
+
+    eprintln!("x: {x}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn rayon_spawn() {
+    let pool = rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new().build().unwrap();
     let mut x = 0;
     pool.scope(|s| {
         s.spawn(|_| {