diff --git a/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/ProfileComments.tsx b/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/ProfileComments.tsx
index 0eeaa1a3..a9357d92 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/ProfileComments.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/ProfileComments.tsx
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export default function ProfileComments({
                     display="block"
                     isLabelHidden={false}
                     isLoading={createCommentMutation.isLoading}
-                    label="Comment"
+                    label="Submit"
                     size="sm"
                     variant="primary"
                     onClick={() => handleComment(currentReply)}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/comments/CommentCard.tsx b/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/comments/CommentCard.tsx
index b958d329..7c198d32 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/comments/CommentCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/comments/CommentCard.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+import { formatDistanceToNow } from 'date-fns';
 import { signIn, useSession } from 'next-auth/react';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { Button, Dialog, TextArea, useToast } from '@tih/ui';
 
 import ProfilePhotoHolder from '~/components/offers/profile/ProfilePhotoHolder';
 
-import { timeSinceNow } from '~/utils/offers/time';
 import { trpc } from '~/utils/trpc';
 
 import type { Reply } from '~/types/offers';
@@ -135,45 +135,45 @@ export default function CommentCard({
         )}
       </div>
       <div className="w-full">
-        <div className="text-sm">
-          <p className="font-medium text-slate-900">
-            {user?.name ?? 'unknown user'}
+        <div className="flex flex-row items-center space-x-2">
+          <p className="text-sm font-medium text-slate-900">
+            {user?.name ?? 'Unknown user'}
           </p>
+          <span className="font-medium text-slate-500">&middot;</span>
+          <div className="text-xs text-slate-500">
+            {formatDistanceToNow(createdAt, {
+              addSuffix: true,
+            })}
+          </div>
         </div>
         <div className="mt-1 text-sm text-slate-700">
           <p className="break-all">{message}</p>
         </div>
-        <div className="mt-2 space-x-2 text-xs">
-          <span className="font-medium text-slate-500">
-            {timeSinceNow(createdAt)} ago
-          </span>{' '}
-          {replyLength > 0 && (
-            <>
-              <span className="font-medium text-slate-500">&middot;</span>{' '}
-              <button
-                className="font-medium text-slate-900"
-                type="button"
-                onClick={handleExpanded}>
-                {isExpanded ? `Hide replies` : `View replies (${replyLength})`}
-              </button>
-            </>
-          )}
+        <div className="-ml-2 mt-1 flex h-6 items-center text-xs">
           {!disableReply && (
-            <>
-              <span className="font-medium text-slate-500">&middot;</span>{' '}
-              <button
-                className="font-medium text-slate-900"
-                type="button"
-                onClick={() => setIsReplying(!isReplying)}>
-                Reply
-              </button>
-            </>
+            <button
+              className="-my-1 rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-slate-500 hover:bg-slate-100 hover:text-slate-600"
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setIsReplying(!isReplying)}>
+              Reply
+            </button>
+          )}
+          {replyLength > 0 && (
+            <button
+              className="-my-1 rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-slate-500 hover:bg-slate-100 hover:text-slate-600"
+              type="button"
+              onClick={handleExpanded}>
+              {isExpanded
+                ? `Hide ${replyLength === 1 ? 'reply' : 'replies'}`
+                : `Show ${replyLength} ${
+                    replyLength === 1 ? 'reply' : 'replies'
+                  }`}
+            </button>
           )}
           {deletable && (
             <>
-              <span className="font-medium text-slate-500">&middot;</span>{' '}
               <button
-                className="font-medium text-slate-900"
+                className="-my-1 rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-slate-500 hover:bg-slate-100 hover:text-slate-600"
                 disabled={deleteCommentMutation.isLoading}
                 type="button"
                 onClick={() => setIsDialogOpen(true)}>
@@ -210,8 +210,9 @@ export default function CommentCard({
           )}
         </div>
         {!disableReply && isReplying && (
-          <div className="mt-4 mr-2">
+          <div className="mt-2">
             <form
+              className="space-y-2"
               onSubmit={(event) => {
                 event.preventDefault();
                 event.stopPropagation();
@@ -226,23 +227,29 @@ export default function CommentCard({
                 value={currentReply}
                 onChange={(value) => setCurrentReply(value)}
               />
-              <div className="mt-2 flex w-full justify-end">
-                <div className="w-fit">
-                  <Button
-                    disabled={
-                      !currentReply.length ||
-                      createCommentMutation.isLoading ||
-                      deleteCommentMutation.isLoading
-                    }
-                    display="block"
-                    isLabelHidden={false}
-                    isLoading={createCommentMutation.isLoading}
-                    label="Reply"
-                    size="sm"
-                    variant="primary"
-                    onClick={handleReply}
-                  />
-                </div>
+              <div className="flex w-full justify-end space-x-2">
+                <Button
+                  disabled={createCommentMutation.isLoading}
+                  label="Cancel"
+                  size="sm"
+                  variant="tertiary"
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    setIsReplying(false);
+                  }}
+                />
+                <Button
+                  disabled={
+                    !currentReply.length ||
+                    createCommentMutation.isLoading ||
+                    deleteCommentMutation.isLoading
+                  }
+                  isLabelHidden={false}
+                  isLoading={createCommentMutation.isLoading}
+                  label="Submit"
+                  size="sm"
+                  variant="primary"
+                  onClick={handleReply}
+                />
               </div>
             </form>
           </div>
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/comments/ExpandableCommentCard.tsx b/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/comments/ExpandableCommentCard.tsx
index 3f160016..d65ceac8 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/comments/ExpandableCommentCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/components/offers/profile/comments/ExpandableCommentCard.tsx
@@ -27,19 +27,21 @@ export default function ExpandableCommentCard({
         token={token}
       />
       {comment.replies && comment.replies.length > 0 && isExpanded && (
-        <div className="pt-4">
-          <ul className="space-y-4 pl-14" role="list">
-            {comment.replies.map((reply) => (
-              <li key={reply.id}>
-                <CommentCard
-                  comment={reply}
-                  disableReply={true}
-                  profileId={profileId}
-                  token={token}
-                />
-              </li>
-            ))}
-          </ul>
+        <div className="pl-[52px] pt-2">
+          <div className="border-l-2 border-slate-200 pl-2">
+            <ul className="space-y-2" role="list">
+              {comment.replies.map((reply) => (
+                <li key={reply.id}>
+                  <CommentCard
+                    comment={reply}
+                    disableReply={true}
+                    profileId={profileId}
+                    token={token}
+                  />
+                </li>
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+          </div>
         </div>
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/ResumeCommentListItem.tsx b/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/ResumeCommentListItem.tsx
index af749a63..7db38ac9 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/ResumeCommentListItem.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/ResumeCommentListItem.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default function ResumeCommentListItem({
         <div className="flex w-full flex-col space-y-1">
           {/* Name and creation time */}
           <div className="flex flex-row items-center space-x-2">
-            <p className={clsx('text-sm font-medium text-slate-800')}>
+            <p className="text-sm font-medium text-slate-900">
               {comment.user.name ?? 'Reviewer ABC'}
             </p>
             {isCommentOwner && (
@@ -83,64 +83,59 @@ export default function ResumeCommentListItem({
           )}
 
           {/* Upvote and edit */}
-          <div className="flex flex-row space-x-2 pt-1 align-middle">
+          <div className="mt-1 flex h-6 items-center">
             <ResumeCommentVoteButtons commentId={comment.id} userId={userId} />
             {/* Action buttons; only present for authenticated user when not editing/replying */}
-            {userId && !isEditingComment && !isReplyingComment && (
-              <>
-                {isCommentOwner && (
-                  <>
-                    <span className="font-medium text-slate-500">&middot;</span>{' '}
-                    <button
-                      className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-500 hover:text-slate-600"
-                      type="button"
-                      onClick={() => setIsEditingComment(true)}>
-                      Edit
-                    </button>
-                  </>
-                )}
-                {!comment.parentId && (
-                  <>
-                    <span className="font-medium text-slate-500">&middot;</span>{' '}
-                    <button
-                      className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-500 hover:text-slate-600"
-                      type="button"
-                      onClick={() => setIsReplyingComment(true)}>
-                      Reply
-                    </button>
-                  </>
-                )}
-              </>
+            {userId && !comment.parentId && (
+              <button
+                className="-my-1 rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-slate-500 hover:bg-slate-100 hover:text-slate-600"
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setIsReplyingComment(!isReplyingComment);
+                  setIsEditingComment(false);
+                }}>
+                Reply
+              </button>
             )}
             {comment.children.length > 0 && (
-              <>
-                <span className="font-medium text-slate-500">&middot;</span>{' '}
-                <button
-                  className="flex items-center space-x-1 rounded-md text-xs font-medium text-slate-500 hover:text-slate-600"
-                  type="button"
-                  onClick={() => setShowReplies(!showReplies)}>
-                  <span>
-                    {showReplies
-                      ? `Hide ${
-                          comment.children.length === 1 ? 'reply' : 'replies'
-                        }`
-                      : `Show ${comment.children.length} ${
-                          comment.children.length === 1 ? 'reply' : 'replies'
-                        }`}
-                  </span>
-                </button>
-              </>
+              <button
+                className="-my-1 rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-slate-500 hover:bg-slate-100 hover:text-slate-600"
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => setShowReplies(!showReplies)}>
+                <span>
+                  {showReplies
+                    ? `Hide ${
+                        comment.children.length === 1 ? 'reply' : 'replies'
+                      }`
+                    : `Show ${comment.children.length} ${
+                        comment.children.length === 1 ? 'reply' : 'replies'
+                      }`}
+                </span>
+              </button>
+            )}
+            {isCommentOwner && (
+              <button
+                className="-my-1 rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-slate-500 hover:bg-slate-100 hover:text-slate-600"
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setIsEditingComment(!isEditingComment);
+                  setIsReplyingComment(false);
+                }}>
+                Edit
+              </button>
             )}
           </div>
 
           {/* Reply Form */}
           {isReplyingComment && (
-            <ResumeCommentReplyForm
-              parentId={comment.id}
-              resumeId={comment.resumeId}
-              section={comment.section}
-              setIsReplyingComment={setIsReplyingComment}
-            />
+            <div className="mt-2">
+              <ResumeCommentReplyForm
+                parentId={comment.id}
+                resumeId={comment.resumeId}
+                section={comment.section}
+                setIsReplyingComment={setIsReplyingComment}
+              />
+            </div>
           )}
 
           {/* Replies */}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/comment/ResumeCommentEditForm.tsx b/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/comment/ResumeCommentEditForm.tsx
index 1d0a7bd7..ddfdb5df 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/comment/ResumeCommentEditForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/comment/ResumeCommentEditForm.tsx
@@ -67,39 +67,35 @@ export default function ResumeCommentEditForm({
   };
 
   return (
-    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
-      <div className="flex-column mt-1 space-y-2">
-        <TextArea
-          {...(register('description', {
-            required: 'Comments cannot be empty!',
-          }),
-          {})}
-          defaultValue={comment.description}
+    <form className="space-y-2" onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
+      <TextArea
+        {...(register('description', {
+          required: 'Comments cannot be empty!',
+        }),
+        {})}
+        defaultValue={comment.description}
+        disabled={commentUpdateMutation.isLoading}
+        errorMessage={errors.description?.message}
+        label=""
+        placeholder="Leave your comment here"
+        onChange={setFormValue}
+      />
+      <div className="flex w-full justify-end space-x-2">
+        <Button
           disabled={commentUpdateMutation.isLoading}
-          errorMessage={errors.description?.message}
-          label=""
-          placeholder="Leave your comment here"
-          onChange={setFormValue}
+          label="Cancel"
+          size="sm"
+          variant="tertiary"
+          onClick={onCancel}
+        />
+        <Button
+          disabled={!isDirty || commentUpdateMutation.isLoading}
+          isLoading={commentUpdateMutation.isLoading}
+          label="Submit"
+          size="sm"
+          type="submit"
+          variant="primary"
         />
-
-        <div className="flex-row space-x-2">
-          <Button
-            disabled={commentUpdateMutation.isLoading}
-            label="Cancel"
-            size="sm"
-            variant="tertiary"
-            onClick={onCancel}
-          />
-
-          <Button
-            disabled={!isDirty || commentUpdateMutation.isLoading}
-            isLoading={commentUpdateMutation.isLoading}
-            label="Confirm"
-            size="sm"
-            type="submit"
-            variant="primary"
-          />
-        </div>
       </div>
     </form>
   );
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/comment/ResumeCommentReplyForm.tsx b/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/comment/ResumeCommentReplyForm.tsx
index ce305050..7d549f59 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/comment/ResumeCommentReplyForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/components/resumes/comments/comment/ResumeCommentReplyForm.tsx
@@ -83,15 +83,16 @@ export default function ResumeCommentReplyForm({
           required: 'Reply cannot be empty!',
         }),
         {})}
+        autoFocus={true}
         defaultValue=""
         disabled={commentReplyMutation.isLoading}
         errorMessage={errors.description?.message}
-        label=""
-        placeholder="Leave your reply here"
+        isLabelHidden={true}
+        label="Reply to comment"
+        placeholder="Type your reply here"
         onChange={setFormValue}
       />
-
-      <div className="flex-row space-x-2">
+      <div className="flex w-full justify-end space-x-2">
         <Button
           disabled={commentReplyMutation.isLoading}
           label="Cancel"
@@ -99,11 +100,10 @@ export default function ResumeCommentReplyForm({
           variant="tertiary"
           onClick={onCancel}
         />
-
         <Button
           disabled={!isDirty || commentReplyMutation.isLoading}
           isLoading={commentReplyMutation.isLoading}
-          label="Confirm"
+          label="Submit"
           size="sm"
           type="submit"
           variant="primary"
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/utils/offers/time.tsx b/apps/portal/src/utils/offers/time.tsx
index d61ef3a6..89c3168c 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/utils/offers/time.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/utils/offers/time.tsx
@@ -2,40 +2,6 @@ import { getMonth, getYear } from 'date-fns';
 
 import type { MonthYear } from '~/components/shared/MonthYearPicker';
 
-export function timeSinceNow(date: Date | number | string) {
-  const seconds = Math.floor(
-    new Date().getTime() / 1000 - new Date(date).getTime() / 1000,
-  );
-  let interval = seconds / 31536000;
-
-  if (interval > 1) {
-    const time: number = Math.floor(interval);
-    return time === 1 ? `${time} year` : `${time} years`;
-  }
-  interval = seconds / 2592000;
-  if (interval > 1) {
-    const time: number = Math.floor(interval);
-    return time === 1 ? `${time} month` : `${time} months`;
-  }
-  interval = seconds / 86400;
-  if (interval > 1) {
-    const time: number = Math.floor(interval);
-    return time === 1 ? `${time} day` : `${time} days`;
-  }
-  interval = seconds / 3600;
-  if (interval > 1) {
-    const time: number = Math.floor(interval);
-    return time === 1 ? `${time} hour` : `${time} hours`;
-  }
-  interval = seconds / 60;
-  if (interval > 1) {
-    const time: number = Math.floor(interval);
-    return time === 1 ? `${time} minute` : `${time} minutes`;
-  }
-  const time: number = Math.floor(interval);
-  return time === 1 ? `${time} second` : `${time} seconds`;
-}
-
 export function formatDate(value: Date | number | string) {
   const date = new Date(value);
   const month = date.toLocaleString('default', { month: 'short' });