private void JobWorkLoop()
        {
            try
            {
                while (true)
                {
                    //check to see if we should still be running
                    if (jobLoopRunning == false)
                    {
                        break;
                    }
                    jobsToCheck = false;
                    lock (JobsDictLock)
                    {
                        List <Job> jobsToDelete = new List <Job>();
                        foreach (Job j in jobs.Keys)
                        {
                            try
                            {
                                JobStatus js = jobs[j];
                                if (js.State == JobStates.Received)
                                {
                                    if (vmMap.ContainsKey(j.Configuration))
                                    {
                                        VirtualMachine vm = vmMap[j.Configuration];
                                        try
                                        {
                                            //check other jobs to see if any are using this VM, if so don't start this job yet
                                            //also count the number of running VMs so we can check against the max
                                            bool vmInUse = false;
                                            Dictionary <string, int> runningVMsCount = new Dictionary <string, int>();//per host
                                            foreach (Job otherJob in jobs.Keys)
                                            {
                                                JobStatus otherJobStatus = jobs[otherJob];
                                                if (otherJobStatus.IsRunning)
                                                {
                                                    VirtualMachine otherVM         = vmMap[otherJob.Configuration];
                                                    string         computeResource = otherVM.ComputeResourceName;
                                                    if (!runningVMsCount.ContainsKey(computeResource))
                                                    {
                                                        runningVMsCount[computeResource] = 0;
                                                    }
                                                    runningVMsCount[computeResource]++;
                                                    if (vm.Identifier == otherVM.Identifier)
                                                    {
                                                        vmInUse = true;
                                                    }
                                                }
                                            }

                                            //check to see if the vm is locked
                                            foreach (string lockedVMPath in lockedVMs)
                                            {
                                                if (lockedVMPath == vm.Identifier)
                                                {
                                                    vmInUse = true;
                                                    break;
                                                }
                                            }

                                            //if this job relies on another job, make sure that job has finished before starting this one
                                            bool waitingForAnotherJob = false;
                                            if (j.DependsOnJobIds != null && j.DependsOnJobIds.Count > 0)
                                            {
                                                foreach (string jobId in j.DependsOnJobIds)
                                                {
                                                    bool jobFinished = false;
                                                    foreach (Job baseJob in jobs.Keys)
                                                    {
                                                        JobStatus baseJobStatus = jobs[baseJob];
                                                        if (baseJob.JobID == jobId)
                                                        {
                                                            if (baseJobStatus.State == JobStates.WaitingForChildJobs)
                                                            {
                                                                jobFinished = true;
                                                            }
                                                        }
                                                    }
                                                    if (!jobFinished)
                                                    {
                                                        waitingForAnotherJob = true;
                                                    }
                                                }
                                            }
                                            int    vmsRunningOnThisResource = 0;
                                            string thisComputeResource      = vm.ComputeResourceName;
                                            if (runningVMsCount.ContainsKey(thisComputeResource))
                                            {
                                                vmsRunningOnThisResource = runningVMsCount[thisComputeResource];
                                            }
                                            if (!vmInUse && !waitingForAnotherJob && vmsRunningOnThisResource < AppConfig.MaxVMsAtOnce)
                                            {
                                                //copy ISO to drop directory
                                                List <string> keys = new List <string>(j.ISOs.Keys);
                                                foreach (string isoName in keys)
                                                {
                                                    string isoPath = j.ISOs[isoName];
                                                    if (File.Exists(isoPath))
                                                    {
                                                        string dropFile = dropManager.GetDropFilePath(isoPath, isoPath);
                                                        j.ISOs[isoName] = dropFile;
                                                    }
                                                    else
                                                    {
                                                        //TODO error?
                                                    }
                                                }
                                                if (j.Packages == null || j.Packages.Count == 0)
                                                {
                                                    js.ErrorOut("Job does not have any packages defined", null, null);
                                                }
                                                else
                                                {
                                                    //copy Test Files to readable dir
                                                    foreach (ExecutablePackage ep in j.Packages)
                                                    {
                                                        DirectoryInfo sourceDir = new DirectoryInfo(ep.ContentDirectory);
                                                        DirectoryData testFiles = DirectoryData.FromDirectory(sourceDir);
                                                        DirectoryInfo destDir   = new DirectoryInfo(AppConfig.FileDrop.FullName + "\\" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
                                                        destDir.Create();
                                                        testFiles.DumpContentsToDir(destDir);

                                                        foreach (string subDirName in ep.SubContentDirectories.Keys)
                                                        {
                                                            DirectoryInfo subDirSource = new DirectoryInfo(ep.SubContentDirectories[subDirName]);
                                                            DirectoryData subDirFiles  = DirectoryData.FromDirectory(subDirSource);
                                                            DirectoryInfo subDirDest   = new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(destDir.FullName, subDirName));
                                                            subDirDest.Create();
                                                            subDirFiles.DumpContentsToDir(subDirDest);
                                                        }

                                                        ep.ContentDirectory = destDir.FullName;
                                                    }

                                                    vm.RevertToNamedSnapshot();
                                                    //vm.RevertToCurrentSnapshot();

                                                    vm.Start();

                                                    js.State = JobStates.VMStarted;
                                                }
                                            }
                                        }
                                        catch (Exception ex)
                                        {
                                            List <FileData> attachements        = new List <FileData>();
                                            FileData        exceptionDetails    = new FileData();
                                            string          exceptionDetailsStr = ex.ToString();
                                            if (ex is System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException)
                                            {
                                                System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException soapEx = (System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException)ex;
                                                if (soapEx.Detail != null)
                                                {
                                                    exceptionDetailsStr += Environment.NewLine + soapEx.Detail.OuterXml;
                                                }
                                            }
                                            exceptionDetails.Data = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(exceptionDetailsStr);
                                            exceptionDetails.Name = "exception.txt";
                                            attachements.Add(exceptionDetails);
                                            js.ErrorOut("Exception: " + ex.Message, null, attachements);
                                        }
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        js.ErrorOut("Could not find a VM suitable for this configuration(" + j.Configuration.ToString() + ")", null, null);
                                    }
                                }
                                else if (js.State == JobStates.VMStarted || js.State == JobStates.AutoStarted)
                                {
                                    if (DateTime.Now.Subtract(js.LastStateChange) > JOB_RUN_TIMEOUT)
                                    {
                                        js.ErrorOut("Job timed out. No response from VM after " + JOB_RUN_TIMEOUT.TotalHours + " hours", null, null);
                                    }
                                }
                                else if (js.State == JobStates.AutoFinished)
                                {
                                    //check to see if any jobs rely on this job
                                    bool hasChildJobs = false;
                                    foreach (Job other in jobs.Keys)
                                    {
                                        if (other.DependsOnJobIds != null && other.DependsOnJobIds.Contains(j.JobID))//if the other job relies on this job
                                        {
                                            hasChildJobs = true;
                                            break;
                                        }
                                    }
                                    if (hasChildJobs)
                                    {
                                        js.State    = JobStates.WaitingForChildJobs;
                                        jobsToCheck = true;
                                    }
                                    else if (js.Result.SnapshotOnShutdown)
                                    {
                                        js.State = JobStates.TakingSnapshot;
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        js.State = JobStates.JobFinishedNotSent;
                                    }
                                }
                                else if (js.State == JobStates.TakingSnapshot)
                                {
                                    VirtualMachine vm = vmMap[j.Configuration];
                                    if (vm.IsStarted)
                                    {
                                        //VM is still shuting down, do nothing, this will get checked again on the next go around.
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        string snapshotName = vm.SnapshotName;
                                        if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(js.Result.SnapshotName))
                                        {
                                            snapshotName = js.Result.SnapshotName;
                                        }
                                        string snapshotDesc = String.Empty;
                                        if (js.Result.SnapshotDesc != null)
                                        {
                                            snapshotDesc = js.Result.SnapshotDesc;
                                        }
                                        vm.TakeSnapshot(snapshotName, snapshotDesc);
                                        if (js.Result.CloneOnShutdown)
                                        {
                                            try
                                            {
                                                vm.CreateLinkedClone(snapshotName, vm.VMName + "_" + snapshotName);
                                            }
                                            catch (Exception ex)
                                            {
                                                js.ErrorOut("Exception: " + ex.Message, null, null);
                                            }
                                        }
                                        js.State = JobStates.JobFinishedNotSent;
                                    }
                                }
                                else if (js.State == JobStates.WaitingForChildJobs)
                                {
                                    bool inUse = false;
                                    foreach (Job other in jobs.Keys)
                                    {
                                        if (other.DependsOnJobIds != null && other.DependsOnJobIds.Contains(j.JobID))//if the other job relies on this job
                                        {
                                            JobStatus otherStatus = jobs[other];
                                            if (!otherStatus.IsFinished)
                                            {
                                                inUse = true;
                                                break;
                                            }
                                        }
                                    }
                                    if (!inUse)
                                    {
                                        if (js.Result.SnapshotOnShutdown)
                                        {
                                            js.State = JobStates.TakingSnapshot;
                                        }
                                        else
                                        {
                                            js.State = JobStates.JobFinishedNotSent;
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                            catch (Exception ex)
                            {
                                //TODO
                                throw;
                            }
                        }

                        foreach (Job j in jobs.Keys)
                        {
                            JobStatus js = jobs[j];
                            if (js.State == JobStates.JobFinishedNotSent)
                            {
                                AutomationMessage m = new AutomationMessage(j.OriginalHost, j.OriginalMessageID, new JobCompleted(j, js.Result));
                                SendToHost(m);

                                js.State = JobStates.JobFinishedSent;

                                //if the iso has been copied to the temp directory, delete it
                                if (j.ISOs != null)
                                {
                                    foreach (string isoPath in j.ISOs.Values)
                                    {
                                        if (isoPath.Contains(AppConfig.FileDrop.FullName))
                                        {
                                            try
                                            {
                                                //release the iso copy
                                                dropManager.ReleaseDropFile(isoPath);
                                            }
                                            catch (Exception ex)
                                            {
                                                EventLog.WriteEntry("Could not release ISO \"" + isoPath + "\" : " + ex.ToString());
                                            }
                                        }
                                    }
                                }

                                //if the test package directory has been copied to the temp directory, delete it
                                if (j.Packages != null)
                                {
                                    foreach (ExecutablePackage ep in j.Packages)
                                    {
                                        string packageDir = ep.ContentDirectory;
                                        if (packageDir != null)
                                        {
                                            if (packageDir.Contains(AppConfig.FileDrop.FullName))
                                            {
                                                try
                                                {
                                                    //delete the test files
                                                    System.IO.Directory.Delete(packageDir, true);
                                                }
                                                catch (Exception ex)
                                                {
                                                    EventLog.WriteEntry("Could not delete directory \"" + packageDir + "\" : " + ex.ToString());
                                                }
                                            }
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                            else if (js.State == JobStates.JobFinishedSent)
                            {
                                if (DateTime.Now.Subtract(js.LastStateChange) > DURATION_TO_KEEP_JOBS)
                                {
                                    jobsToDelete.Add(j);
                                }
                            }
                        }

                        foreach (Job j in jobsToDelete)
                        {
                            jobs.Remove(j);
                        }
                    }

                    lock (ExecuteJobsLock)
                    {
                        if (jobsToCheck)
                        {
                            continue;
                        }

                        //check to see if we should still be running
                        if (jobLoopRunning == false)
                        {
                            break;
                        }

                        Monitor.Wait(ExecuteJobsLock);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (ThreadAbortException)
            {
                //eat it
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                EventLog.WriteEntry("Exception in work loop: " + ex.ToString(), EventLogEntryType.Error);
                throw;
            }
        }