To more directly address CaptainJay's comment, I waited just short of four weeks to start IOE. I didn't have a problem with consolidation.

120 days is just over 17 weeks. Waiting 5 weeks to start means you've got 12 more to get it done. You should easily do 40 hours in a month, which leaves enough room to get there. After IOE, you are the priority for every open trip if you're on reserve - there are no R1s for you if you're at less than 100 hours - and getting a line right off of IOE is a possibility these days. If, for some reason, the calendar hits 120 days, simulator time isn't necessarily required. An observation by a line check airman is all that is needed. For that hypothetical one or two who might, due to some exceptional circumstance, exceed 150 days, I suspect the POI would not be unreasonable about granting extensions.

Whatever happens, it's not your problem. It's somebody else's problem. Don't worry about it.

I don't have a problem with questions. I do have a problem with whining. Sure, CVG may not be anybody's favorite place to be. But when the company is paying you to be available in a scheduled availability period and paying for a hotel room to do it, I see no reason for complaint. As I pointed out previously in response to an actual question, not everybody who is awaiting IOE is doing so at the Holiday Inn CVG Airport. Most are waiting at home, and everyone should be getting their minimum 14 days off per month, so again, I see no reason for complaint. It's the job - it's what they're getting paid to do. A person could do a lot worse.