First, all large companies have the ability to snoop on employee's emails and communications. It's also possible that managers have asked for this capability t

First, all large companies have the ability to snoop on employee's emails and communications. It's also possible that managers have asked for this capability to monitor their employees. So no real surprises there. Reason can always be found for termination. So it's probably not worthwhile trying to fight it. People think that managers are super fair, but it turns out many of them are more like Trump, specifically with the fragile ego aspect. Simple compliments, undeserved or not, go a long way to help stabilize his ego, and his treatment of you. Ideally your ideas become his ideas. I know it sucks, but you have zero power in this relationship. So either you play ball with the guy, or you quit and find a job that's more about the job and less about ego stroking.