diff --git a/src/threads.zig b/src/threads.zig
index 4a976e1..676e5ed 100644
--- a/src/threads.zig
+++ b/src/threads.zig
@@ -2,8 +2,21 @@ const std = @import("std");
 
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
+const AtomicBool = std.atomic.Atomic(bool);
+
+const Signals = struct {
+    quit: AtomicBool,
+
+    const Self = @This();
+
+    fn init() Self {
+        return Self {
+            .quit = AtomicBool.init(false),
+        };
+    }
+};
+
 const QueueWrap = struct {
-    alloc: std.mem.Allocator,
     queue: *util.JobQueue,
     job_pool: util.JobPool,
 
@@ -13,7 +26,6 @@ const QueueWrap = struct {
         var q = try alloc.create(util.JobQueue);
         q.* = util.JobQueue.init(job_pool);
         return Self {
-            .alloc = alloc,
             .queue = q,
             .job_pool = job_pool,
         };
@@ -23,22 +35,29 @@ const QueueWrap = struct {
 pub const ThreadManager = struct {
     threads: std.ArrayList(std.Thread),
     arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
-    queue: QueueWrap,
+    queue_wrp: QueueWrap,
     job_pool: util.JobPool,
+    signals: *Signals,
 
     const Self = @This();
 
     pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, n_quant_jobs: usize) !Self {
-        _ = n_quant_jobs;
         var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(alloc);
         var arena_alloc = arena.allocator();
         var job_pool = util.JobPool.init(alloc);
         var thread_mgr = Self {
             .threads = std.ArrayList(std.Thread).init(arena_alloc),
             .arena = arena,
-            .queue = try QueueWrap.init(arena_alloc, job_pool),
+            .queue_wrp = try QueueWrap.init(arena_alloc, job_pool),
             .job_pool = job_pool,
+            .signals = try arena_alloc.create(Signals),
         };
+        thread_mgr.signals.* = Signals.init();
+
+        for (0..n_quant_jobs) |_| {
+            try thread_mgr.threads.append(try std.Thread.spawn(.{}, quantize_loop, .{thread_mgr.queue_wrp.queue, thread_mgr.signals}));
+        }
+        
         return thread_mgr;
     }
 
@@ -47,3 +66,10 @@ pub const ThreadManager = struct {
         self.job_pool.deinit();
     }
 };
+
+fn quantize_loop(queue: *util.JobQueue, signals: *Signals) void {
+    while (queue.HasJobs() or !signals.quit.load(std.builtin.AtomicOrder.Acquire)) : (std.time.sleep(1)) {
+        const job = queue.pop() orelse continue;
+        std.debug.print("{any}\n", .{job});
+    }
+}