If no event, I work traditional hours (4-2-4)
I believe the answer is:
nine-to-five
'traditional hours' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'if no event i work' is the wordplay.
'work' indicates anagramming the letters.
'if'+'no'+'event'+'i'='ifnoeventi'
'ifnoeventi' with letters rearranged gives 'NINE-TO-FIVE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nine-to-five that I've seen before include "Involving typical office hours" , "Regular office hours" , "routine job" .)