diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/dashboard/show.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/dashboard/show.scss
index 7f1b5d93e..14a07d6a4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/dashboard/show.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/dashboard/show.scss
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
       width: 100%;
 
       .widget-placeholder {
-        color: $color-alto;
         padding: 24px;
 
         .widget-placeholder-title {
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@
 
         .widget-placeholder-description {
           @include font-main;
+          color: $color-alto;
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/app/views/dashboards/_current_tasks.html.erb b/app/views/dashboards/_current_tasks.html.erb
index 3c4f624ad..1c6302004 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboards/_current_tasks.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboards/_current_tasks.html.erb
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
     <p class="widget-placeholder-title assigned"><%= I18n.t('dashboard.current_tasks.no_tasks.assigned_tasks.title') %></p>
     <% unless current_user.is_guest_of_team?(current_team) %>
       <p class="widget-placeholder-description"><%= I18n.t('dashboard.current_tasks.no_tasks.assigned_tasks.description') %></p>
-      <i class="fas fa-angle-double-down"></i>
     <% end %>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/app/views/dashboards/_recent_work.html.erb b/app/views/dashboards/_recent_work.html.erb
index 2788e1095..ddcbf325e 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboards/_recent_work.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboards/_recent_work.html.erb
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
     <% else %>
       <p class="widget-placeholder-title"><%= t('dashboard.recent_work.no_results.title') %></p>
       <p class="widget-placeholder-description"><%= t('dashboard.recent_work.no_results.description') %></p>
-      <div class="no-results-arrow">
-        <i class="fas fa-angle-double-left"></i>
-      </div>
     <% end %>
    </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/config/locales/dashboard/en.yml b/config/locales/dashboard/en.yml
index ac8a1808b..f76fe10a8 100644
--- a/config/locales/dashboard/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/dashboard/en.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ en:
       no_tasks:
         assigned_tasks:
           title: "There are no tasks assigned to you at the moment."
-          description: "Why not use the Quick start section to create your next task."
+          description: "Use the  “+ New task” button above to create a new one, or assign yourself to an existing task."
         team_tasks:
           title: "Your Team has no tasks at the moment."
         search_result:
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ en:
       title: "Recent work"
       no_results:
         title: "You have not worked on anything recently."
-        description: "Use the Quick start section to begin creating."
+        description: "All tasks, projects, inventories protocols and reports, you last worked on will appear here, when you make some changes."
       no_results_guest:
         title: "No recent work."
         description: "As a guest in this team you cannot make or change anything."