calling

I just want to know the best way to go about calling off. No one is changing my mind about it, first of all. I asked about 8 people if they could work for me and they all had something going on, it's Monday so it is pretty short notice. Should I fake an illness, just say something came up. Also...

I'm not sure where this question would go but today I called in sick for the first time and I was wondering how sick days actually work. Will I be paid for the 8 hour shift I'm missing today? I don't have my most recent pay stub on me but I think I average around 25 hours a week. I've been at...