diff --git a/rq/job.py b/rq/job.py
index a0367ee..98ddfec 100644
--- a/rq/job.py
+++ b/rq/job.py
@@ -287,9 +287,10 @@ class Job(object):
         self._status = obj.get('status') if obj.get('status') else None
         self.meta = unpickle(obj.get('meta')) if obj.get('meta') else {}
 
-    def save(self):
+    def save(self, pipeline=None):
         """Persists the current job instance to its corresponding Redis key."""
         key = self.key
+        connection = pipeline if pipeline is not None else self.connection
 
         obj = {}
         obj['created_at'] = times.format(self.created_at or times.now(), 'UTC')
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ class Job(object):
         if self.meta:
             obj['meta'] = dumps(self.meta)
 
-        self.connection.hmset(key, obj)
+        connection.hmset(key, obj)
 
     def cancel(self):
         """Cancels the given job, which will prevent the job from ever being
@@ -346,6 +347,13 @@ class Job(object):
         return self._result
 
 
+    def get_ttl(self, default_ttl=None):
+        """Returns ttl for a job that determines how long a job and its result
+        will be persisted. In the future, this method will also be responsible
+        for determining ttl for repeated jobs.
+        """
+        return default_ttl if self.result_ttl is None else self.result_ttl
+
     # Representation
     def get_call_string(self):  # noqa
         """Returns a string representation of the call, formatted as a regular
@@ -359,6 +367,22 @@ class Job(object):
         args = ', '.join(arg_list)
         return '%s(%s)' % (self.func_name, args)
 
+    def cleanup(self, ttl=None, pipeline=None):
+        """Prepare job for eventual deletion (if needed). This method is usually
+        called after successful execution. How long we persist the job and its
+        result depends on the value of result_ttl:
+        - If result_ttl is 0, cleanup the job immediately.
+        - If it's a positive number, set the job to expire in X seconds.
+        - If result_ttl is negative, don't set an expiry to it (persist
+          forever)
+        """        
+        if ttl == 0:
+            self.cancel()
+        elif ttl > 0:
+            connection = pipeline if pipeline is not None else self.connection
+            connection.expire(self.key, ttl)
+        
+
     def __str__(self):
         return '<Job %s: %s>' % (self.id, self.description)
 
diff --git a/rq/worker.py b/rq/worker.py
index b11bec9..4a66686 100644
--- a/rq/worker.py
+++ b/rq/worker.py
@@ -412,9 +412,17 @@ class Worker(object):
 
             # Pickle the result in the same try-except block since we need to
             # use the same exc handling when pickling fails
-            pickled_rv = dumps(rv)
+            job._result = rv
             job._status = Status.FINISHED
             job.ended_at = times.now()
+            
+            result_ttl = job.get_ttl(self.default_result_ttl)
+            pipeline = self.connection.pipeline()
+            if result_ttl != 0:
+                job.save(pipeline=pipeline)
+            job.cleanup(result_ttl, pipeline=pipeline)
+            pipeline.execute()
+
         except:
             # Use the public setter here, to immediately update Redis
             job.status = Status.FAILED
@@ -426,27 +434,12 @@ class Worker(object):
         else:
             self.log.info('Job OK, result = %s' % (yellow(unicode(rv)),))
 
-        # How long we persist the job result depends on the value of
-        # result_ttl:
-        # - If result_ttl is 0, cleanup the job immediately.
-        # - If it's a positive number, set the job to expire in X seconds.
-        # - If result_ttl is negative, don't set an expiry to it (persist
-        #   forever)
-        result_ttl =  self.default_result_ttl if job.result_ttl is None else job.result_ttl  # noqa
         if result_ttl == 0:
-            job.delete()
             self.log.info('Result discarded immediately.')
+        elif result_ttl > 0:
+            self.log.info('Result is kept for %d seconds.' % result_ttl)
         else:
-            p = self.connection.pipeline()
-            p.hset(job.key, 'result', pickled_rv)
-            p.hset(job.key, 'status', job._status)
-            p.hset(job.key, 'ended_at', times.format(job.ended_at, 'UTC'))
-            if result_ttl > 0:
-                p.expire(job.key, result_ttl)
-                self.log.info('Result is kept for %d seconds.' % result_ttl)
-            else:
-                self.log.warning('Result will never expire, clean up result key manually.')
-            p.execute()
+            self.log.warning('Result will never expire, clean up result key manually.')
 
         return True
 
diff --git a/tests/test_job.py b/tests/test_job.py
index 13af0b5..8b1d137 100644
--- a/tests/test_job.py
+++ b/tests/test_job.py
@@ -219,3 +219,33 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
         id = job.perform()
         self.assertEqual(job.id, id)
         self.assertEqual(job.func, access_self)
+
+    def test_get_ttl(self):
+        """Getting job TTL."""
+        job_ttl = 1
+        default_ttl = 2
+        job = Job.create(func=say_hello, result_ttl=job_ttl)
+        job.save()
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_ttl(default_ttl=default_ttl), job_ttl)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_ttl(), job_ttl)
+        job = Job.create(func=say_hello)
+        job.save()
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_ttl(default_ttl=default_ttl), default_ttl)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_ttl(), None)
+
+    def test_cleanup(self):
+        """Test that jobs and results are expired properly."""
+        job = Job.create(func=say_hello)
+        job.save()
+        
+        # Jobs with negative TTLs don't expire
+        job.cleanup(ttl=-1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.testconn.ttl(job.key), -1)
+
+        # Jobs with positive TTLs are eventually deleted 
+        job.cleanup(ttl=100)
+        self.assertEqual(self.testconn.ttl(job.key), 100)
+
+        # Jobs with 0 TTL are immediately deleted
+        job.cleanup(ttl=0)
+        self.assertRaises(NoSuchJobError, Job.fetch, job.id, self.testconn)