diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index ddc43d5..980cbce 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -1496,6 +1496,11 @@ div[style*="color: red"],
   text-align: left;
 }
 
+.dashboard-community-pulse-anchor {
+  margin-top: 2rem;
+  margin-bottom: 2rem;
+}
+
 .community-pulse-panel {
   border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
   border-radius: 0.75rem;
@@ -1543,17 +1548,19 @@ div[style*="color: red"],
 .community-pulse-options {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
-  gap: 0.45rem;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
 }
 
 .community-pulse-option {
   border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
-  border-radius: 0.55rem;
+  border-radius: 0.48rem;
   background: var(--bg-secondary);
   color: var(--text-primary);
-  padding: 0.55rem 0.65rem;
+  padding: 0.48rem 0.57rem;
   font-size: 0.82rem;
   font-weight: 600;
+  width: 100%;
+  text-align: center;
   cursor: pointer;
   transition: background-color 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
 }
@@ -1681,6 +1688,7 @@ div[style*="color: red"],
 
   .community-pulse-options {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    gap: 0.32rem;
   }
 
   .community-pulse-bar-row {
diff --git a/app/controllers/community_pulse_votes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/community_pulse_votes_controller.rb
index 8aa4754..9bef8a9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/community_pulse_votes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/community_pulse_votes_controller.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def create
 
       format.html do
         flash[:alert] = error_message if error_message.present?
-        redirect_to new_user_session_path(anchor: "community-pulse")
+        redirect_to dashboard_path(anchor: "community-pulse")
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/companies_controller.rb b/app/controllers/companies_controller.rb
index 62df103..6808a0b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/companies_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/companies_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class CompaniesController < ApplicationController
 
   # GET /companies or /companies.json
   def index
-    @companies = current_or_demo_user.companies.includes(:opportunities)
+    @companies = current_or_demo_user.companies
     @technologies = Technology.order(:name)
 
     # Filter by company name search
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ def index
       @selected_technology = params[:technology]
     end
 
-    # Always include technologies for display
-    @companies = @companies.includes(opportunities: :technologies)
-
     # Skip sorting for tech_stack since it's aggregated data, but allow other columns
     if params[:sort].present? && params[:sort] != "tech_stack"
       direction = params[:direction] == "desc" ? "desc" : "asc"
diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
index 0cbc398..8976f09 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ def index
       0.0
     end
 
+    pulse_vote_cookie = cookies.encrypted[:community_pulse_daily_votes]
+    pulse_daily_count = if pulse_vote_cookie.is_a?(Hash) && (pulse_vote_cookie["date"] || pulse_vote_cookie[:date]) == Date.current.iso8601
+      (pulse_vote_cookie["count"] || pulse_vote_cookie[:count]).to_i
+    else
+      0
+    end
+    @pulse_votes_remaining = [ CommunityPulseVotesController::DAILY_LIMIT_MAX - pulse_daily_count, 0 ].max
+
     # Role-based focus insights
     focus_analyzer = RoleFocusAnalyzer.new(opportunities)
     @focus_insights = focus_analyzer.generate_insights(limit: 4)
diff --git a/app/controllers/opportunities_controller.rb b/app/controllers/opportunities_controller.rb
index 898608c..77a9a06 100644
--- a/app/controllers/opportunities_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/opportunities_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class OpportunitiesController < ApplicationController
 
   # GET /opportunities or /opportunities.json
   def index
-    @opportunities = current_or_demo_user.opportunities.includes(:company, :technologies)
+    @opportunities = current_or_demo_user.opportunities.includes(:company, :technologies, :rich_text_other_tech_stack)
 
     if params[:company_query].present?
       company_query = "%#{params[:company_query].strip}%"
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
index 8b2b073..39d96f3 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.erb
@@ -180,3 +180,10 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 <% end %>
+
+<div id="community-pulse" class="dashboard-community-pulse-anchor">
+  <%= render "community_pulse_votes/panel",
+      votes_remaining: @pulse_votes_remaining,
+      daily_limit_reached: @pulse_votes_remaining.zero?,
+      error_message: nil %>
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb b/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb
index 6a37cea..0eb8064 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb
@@ -33,20 +33,5 @@
     <%= link_to "Continue as Guest", dashboard_path, class: "btn-guest" %>
 
     <p class="sign-in-guest-note">Browse in read-only demo mode</p>
-
-    <% pulse_vote_cookie = cookies.encrypted[:community_pulse_daily_votes] %>
-    <% pulse_daily_count = if pulse_vote_cookie.is_a?(Hash) && (pulse_vote_cookie["date"] || pulse_vote_cookie[:date]) == Date.current.iso8601
-                            (pulse_vote_cookie["count"] || pulse_vote_cookie[:count]).to_i
-                          else
-                            0
-                          end %>
-    <% pulse_remaining = [CommunityPulseVotesController::DAILY_LIMIT_MAX - pulse_daily_count, 0].max %>
-
-    <div id="community-pulse" class="sign-in-community-pulse-anchor">
-      <%= render "community_pulse_votes/panel",
-          votes_remaining: pulse_remaining,
-          daily_limit_reached: pulse_remaining.zero?,
-          error_message: nil %>
-    </div>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/spec/requests/community_pulse_votes_spec.rb b/spec/requests/community_pulse_votes_spec.rb
index 5ddab03..1e5195e 100644
--- a/spec/requests/community_pulse_votes_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/community_pulse_votes_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
              params: { community_pulse_vote: { topic: "getting_interviews" } }
       end.to change(CommunityPulseVote, :count).by(1)
 
-      expect(response).to redirect_to(new_user_session_path(anchor: "community-pulse"))
+      expect(response).to redirect_to(dashboard_path(anchor: "community-pulse"))
       expect(response.headers["Set-Cookie"]).to include("community_pulse_daily_votes")
     end
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
              params: { community_pulse_vote: { topic: "passing_screens" } }
       end.to change(CommunityPulseVote, :count).by(1)
 
-      expect(response).to redirect_to(new_user_session_path(anchor: "community-pulse"))
+      expect(response).to redirect_to(dashboard_path(anchor: "community-pulse"))
     end
 
     it "blocks the sixth vote in the same day for the same connection" do
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
              params: { community_pulse_vote: { topic: "getting_interviews" } },
              headers: { "HTTP_USER_AGENT" => "DailyLimitSpec/1", "REMOTE_ADDR" => "203.0.113.10" }
 
-        expect(response).to redirect_to(new_user_session_path(anchor: "community-pulse"))
+        expect(response).to redirect_to(dashboard_path(anchor: "community-pulse"))
       end
 
       travel_to(Time.current + 11.minutes) do
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@
         end.not_to change(CommunityPulseVote, :count)
       end
 
-      expect(response).to redirect_to(new_user_session_path(anchor: "community-pulse"))
-      follow_redirect!
-      expect(response.body).to include("You have reached today&#39;s vote limit")
+      expect(response).to redirect_to(dashboard_path(anchor: "community-pulse"))
+      expect(flash[:alert]).to eq("You have reached today's vote limit. Please come back tomorrow.")
     end
 
     it "rate limits burst submissions from the same connection" do