apparently cron needs to be explicitly enabled

config/application.rb

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ module Websites
     config.action_controller.action_on_unpermitted_parameters = :raise
     config.action_dispatch.default_headers.clear
     config.active_job.queue_adapter = :good_job
+    config.good_job.poll_interval = 10
+    config.good_job.enable_cron = true
 
     config.middleware.insert_before(0, Middleware::DevHost) if Rails.env.development?
     config.middleware.insert_before(ActionDispatch::Static, Middleware::CustomStatic, {